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Post by Fredrik on Aug 20, 2019 7:34:08 GMT 1
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HOME HOGWARTS HOUSE ILVERMORNY HOUSE MY WAND MY PATRONUS MY BOOKS MY DETAILS LOGOUT My Wand Yew wood Unicorn hair core 10 ¾" in length Suprisingly swishy flexibility Yew Yew wands are among the rarer kinds, and their ideal matches are likewise unusual, and occasionally notorious. The wand of yew is reputed to endow its possessor with the power of life and death, which might, of course, be said of all wands; and yet yew retains a particularly dark and fearsome reputation in the spheres of duelling and all curses. However, it is untrue to say (as those unlearned in wandlore often do) that those who use yew wands are more likely to be attracted to the Dark Arts than another. The witch or wizard best suited to a yew wand might equally prove a fierce protector of others. Wands hewn from these most long-lived trees have been found in the possession of heroes quite as often as of villains. Where wizards have been buried with wands of yew, the wand generally sprouts into a tree guarding the dead owner’s grave. What is certain, in my experience, is that the yew wand never chooses either a mediocre or a timid owner.
AN EXTRACT FROM Wand Woods By J.K. Rowling READ THIS IN FULL Unicorn Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard.Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing.
AN EXTRACT FROM Wand Cores By J.K. Rowling READ THIS IN FULL 10 ¾" in length The following notes on wand flexibility are taken from notes on the subject by Mr Garrick Ollivander, wandmaker:
Most wands will be in the range of between nine and fourteen inches. While I have sold extremely short wands (eight inches and under) and very long wands (over fifteen inches), these are exceptionally rare. In the latter case, a physical peculiarity demanded the excessive wand length. However, abnormally short wands usually select those in whose character something is lacking, rather than because they are physically undersized (many small witches and wizards are chosen by longer wands). AN EXTRACT FROM Wand Lengths & Flexibility By J.K. Rowling READ THIS IN FULL Suprisingly swishy flexibility The following notes on wand flexibility are taken from notes on the subject by Mr Garrick Ollivander, wandmaker:
Wand flexibility or rigidity denotes the degree of adaptability and willingness to change possessed by the wand-and-owner pair - although, again, this factor ought not to be considered separately from the wand wood, core and length, nor of the owner’s life experience and style of magic, all of which will combine to make the wand in question unique. AN EXTRACT FROM Wand Lengths & Flexibility By J.K. Rowling READ THIS IN FULL SHARE YOUR WAND
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 20, 2019 7:34:52 GMT 1
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HOME HOGWARTS HOUSE ILVERMORNY HOUSE MY WAND MY PATRONUS MY BOOKS MY DETAILS LOGOUT WELCOME TO HOUSE Ravenclaw You probably know that some of Ravenclaw’s most renowned members include Gilderoy Lockhart and Luna Lovegood. But did you know Ravenclaw’s Grey Lady is the least talkative Hogwarts house ghost, or that Ravenclaw’s common room boasts the most stunning views of the castle grounds?
Here you can discover more about your beloved house through writing by J.K. Rowling, articles by Pottermore and all the latest Ravenclaw news.
You can also share your Ravenclaw pride with your friends, with downloadable wallpaper and house emblems.
Famous Ravenclaw characters Luna Lovegood LUNA LOVEGOOD Cho Chang CHO CHANG Gilderoy Lockhart GILDEROY LOCKHART Filius Flitwick FILIUS FLITWICK Sybill Trelawney SYBILL TRELAWNEY Quirinus Quirrell QUIRINUS QUIRRELL Garrick Ollivander GARRICK OLLIVANDER
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FEATURE 6 reasons to get excited if you’re sorted into Ravenclaw FEATURE Why you should fall in love with a Ravenclaw MORE FEATURES Tell your friends you're a wise Ravenclaw DOWNLOAD YOUR IMAGE PACK Download Ravenclaw wallpaper DOWNLOAD WALLPAPER Ravenclaw Welcome Message By J.K. Rowling Congratulations! I’m Prefect Robert Hilliard, and I’m delighted to welcome you to RAVENCLAW HOUSE. Our emblem is the eagle, which soars where others cannot climb; our house colours are blue and bronze, and our common room is found at the top of Ravenclaw Tower, behind a door with an enchanted knocker. The arched windows set into the walls of our circular common room look down at the school grounds: the lake, the Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch pitch and the Herbology gardens. No other house in the school has such stunning views.
Without wishing to boast, this is the house where the cleverest witches and wizards live. Our founder, Rowena Ravenclaw, prized learning above all else – and so do we. Unlike the other houses, who all have concealed entrances to their common rooms, we don’t need one. The door to our common room lies at the top of a tall, winding staircase. It has no handle, but an enchanted bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle. When you rap on the door, this knocker will ask you a question, and if you can answer it correctly, you are allowed in. This simple barrier has kept out everyone but Ravenclaws for nearly a thousand years.
Some first-years are scared by having to answer the eagle’s questions, but don’t worry. Ravenclaws learn quickly, and you’ll soon enjoy the challenges the door sets. It’s not unusual to find twenty people standing outside the common room door, all trying to work out the answer to the day’s question together. This is a great way to meet fellow Ravenclaws from other years, and to learn from them – although it is a bit annoying if you’ve forgotten your Quidditch robes and need to get in and out in a hurry. In fact, I’d advise you to triple-check your bag for everything you need before leaving Ravenclaw Tower.
Another cool thing about Ravenclaw is that our people are the most individual – some might even call them eccentrics. But geniuses are often out of step with ordinary folk, and unlike some other houses we could mention, we think you’ve got the right to wear what you like, believe what you want, and say what you feel. We aren’t put off by people who march to a different tune; on the contrary, we value them!
Speaking of eccentrics, you’ll like our Head of house, Professor Filius Flitwick. People often underestimate him, because he’s really tiny (we think he’s part elf, but we’ve never been rude enough to ask) and he’s got a squeaky voice, but he’s the best and most knowledgeable Charms master alive in the world today. His office door is always open to any Ravenclaw with a problem, and if you’re in a real state he’ll get out these delicious little cupcakes he keeps in a tin in his desk drawer and make them do a little dance for you. In fact, it’s worth pretending you’re in a real state just to see them jive.
Ravenclaw house has an illustrious history. Most of the greatest wizarding inventors and innovators were in our house, including Perpetua Fancourt, the inventor of the lunascope, Laverne de Montmorency, a great pioneer of love potions, and Ignatia Wildsmith, the inventor of Floo powder. Famous Ravenclaw Ministers for Magic include Millicent Bagnold, who was in power on the night that Harry Potter survived the Dark Lord’s curse, and defended the wizarding celebrations all over Britain with the words, 'I assert our inalienable right to party'. There was also Minister Lorcan McLaird, who was a quite brilliant wizard, but preferred to communicate by puffing smoke out of the end of his wand. Well, I did say we produce eccentrics. In fact, we are also the house that gave the wizarding world Uric the Oddball, who used a jellyfish for a hat. He’s the punch line of a lot of wizarding jokes.
As for our relationship with the other three houses: well, you’ve probably heard about the Slytherins. They’re not all bad, but you’d do well to be on your guard until you know them well. They’ve got a long house tradition of doing whatever it takes to win – so watch out, especially in Quidditch matches and exams.
The Gryffindors are OK. If I had a criticism, I’d say Gryffindors tend to be show-offs. They’re also much less tolerant than we are of people who are different; in fact, they’ve been known to make jokes about Ravenclaws who have developed an interest in levitation, or the possible magical uses of troll bogies, or ovomancy, which (as you probably know) is a method of divination using eggs. Gryffindors haven’t got our intellectual curiosity, whereas we’ve got no problem if you want to spend your days and nights cracking eggs in a corner of the common room and writing down your predictions according to the way the yolks fall. In fact, you’ll probably find a few people to help you.
As for the Hufflepuffs, well, nobody could say they’re not nice people. In fact, they’re some of the nicest people in the school. Let’s just say you needn’t worry too much about them when it comes to competition at exam time.
I think that’s nearly everything. Oh yes, our house ghost is the Grey Lady. The rest of the school thinks she never speaks, but she’ll talk to Ravenclaws. She’s particularly useful if you’re lost, or you’ve mislaid something.
I’m sure you’ll have a good night. Our dormitories are in turrets off the main tower; our four-poster beds are covered in sky blue silk eiderdowns and the sound of the wind whistling around the windows is very relaxing.
And once again: well done on becoming a member of the cleverest, quirkiest and most interesting house at Hogwarts.
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 20, 2019 9:25:57 GMT 1
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HARRY POTTER WIKI International Warlock Convention
The International Warlock Convention was a yearly gathering of witches and wizards from across the globe. In 1993, this event was held in Brazil, where it was hosted by the Brazilian Ministry of Magic.[1]
Known conventions Year Location Notes 1289 Unknown International Warlock Convention of 1289 — a subcommittee of Sardinian sorcerers was involved in the convention in some capacity. 1709 Unknown Warlocks' Convention of 1709 — participants decided to outlaw artificial dragon breeding. 1926 Romania Romanian Warlock Convention — there were record numbers of warlocks in attendance, as reported by American periodical The Wizard's Voice.[2] 1993 Brazil Hosted by the Brazilian Ministry of Magic, as reported by the Daily Prophet.[1]
Appearances Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned in newspaper) Harry Potter Limited Edition (Mentioned in newspaper) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned in newspaper) Notes and references ↑ 1.01.1Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (see this image) ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) - (see this image)
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 20, 2019 9:29:19 GMT 1
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HARRY POTTER WIKI Department of International Magical Cooperation Department of International Magical Cooperation.jpg ORGANISATION INFORMATION FOUNDER(S) Artemisia Lufkin[1] FOUNDED 1798-1811[1] LEADER(S) Barty Crouch Snr (Pre 1980-1995) HEADQUARTERS Level 5, Ministry of Magic, Whitehall, London, England, Great Britain INTENTIONS Cooperation between magical nations AFFILIATION British Ministry of Magic ENEMIES Lord Voldemort Death Eaters Order of the Phoenix (temporarily) [Source]
The Department of International Magical Cooperation is a division of the Ministry of Magic which, as its name suggests, tries to get wizards from different countries to work together. It is closest to the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office in the Muggle World.
The duties of this department are to work with magical governments of other countries, set standards for trade, create regulations for things like cauldron thickness, interpret international magical law, work with Department of Magical Games and Sports on the Triwizard Tournament, be present at the International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats.
This Department was established sometime between 1798 and 1811, by Minister Artemisia Lufkin.[1]
Divisions The department is located on the fifth level of the Ministry of Magic, and includes the following divisions:
The International Magical Trading Standards Body The International Magical Office of Law The International Confederation of Wizards British Seats Department Heads Barty Crouch Snr - killed by his son Barty Crouch Jr in 1995. The current head of the department is unknown. Known employees Percy Weasley - began his political career in this department as an assistant to Barty Crouch Snr from 1994 to 1995, prior to his promotion to Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic. Edward Scot was the Lead Liaison Minister of the department during the 2010s. Behind the scenes This department can be considered the magical equivalent of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. When Bartemius Crouch Snr was transferred to the Head of this department from Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Sirius Black considered this to be a demotion. Appearances Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only) Pottermore (Mentioned only) Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only) Notes and references ↑ 1.01.11.2Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Pottermore Ministry of Magic Departments Department of International Magical Cooperation.jpg Ministry of Magic Latin Logo.jpg Department of Magical Education logo.jpg Department of Magical Law Enforcement logo.png MinistryOfMagicLogo - Cursed Child.svg DMAC clear.png MBRC clear.png Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures logo.png DMT clear.png Level 1 Level 2 Minister for Magic and Support Staff Department of Magical Law Enforcement Office of the Minister for Magic · Office of the Advisor to the Minister for Magic · Office of the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic · Office of the Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic Auror Office · Department of Intoxicating Substances · Improper Use of Magic Office · Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office · Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects · Wizengamot Administration Services Level 3 Level 4 Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures Accidental Magic Reversal Squad · Invisibility Task Force · Muggle Liaison Office · Muggle-Worthy Excuse Committee · Obliviator Headquarters Beast Division · Being Division · Centaur Liaison Office · Goblin Liaison Office · Office for House-Elf Relocation · Office of Misinformation · Pest Advisory Board · Spirit Division Level 5 Level 6 Department of International Magical Cooperation Department of Magical Transportation International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats · International Magical Office of Law · International Magical Trading Standards Body Apparition Test Centre · Broom Regulatory Control · Floo Network Authority · Portkey Office Level 7 Level 8 Department of Magical Games and Sports The Atrium British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters · Official Gobstones Club · Ludicrous Patents Office Lobby and Reception Area · Fountain of Magical Brethren · Magic is Might monument · Ministry Munchies · Security Desk · Lifts · Magical Maintenance Office Level 9 Level 10 Department of Mysteries Wizengamot Courtrooms Hall of Prophecy · Death Chamber · Brain Room · Time Chamber · Space Chamber · Love Chamber Courtroom Ten
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 20, 2019 16:34:00 GMT 1
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Places in Harry Potter" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe contains numerous settings for the events in her fantasy novels. These locations are categorised as a dwelling, school, shopping district, or government-affiliated locale.
Contents 1 Dwellings 1.1 The Burrow 1.2 Godric's Hollow 1.3 Little Hangleton 1.4 Little Whinging 1.5 Malfoy Manor 1.6 Number 12, Grimmauld Place 1.7 Shell Cottage 1.8 Spinner's End 2 Schools 2.1 Beauxbatons 2.2 Durmstrang 2.3 Hogwarts 2.4 Ilvermorny 2.5 Castelobruxo 3 Diagon Alley 3.1 Eeylops Owl Emporium 3.2 Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour 3.3 Flourish & Blotts 3.4 Gambol and Japes 3.5 Gringotts Wizarding Bank 3.6 Knockturn Alley 3.6.1 Borgin & Burkes 3.7 The Leaky Cauldron 3.8 Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions 3.9 Magical Menagerie 3.10 Ollivanders 3.11 Potage's Cauldron Shop 3.12 Quality Quidditch Supplies 3.13 Slug and Jiggers Apothecary 3.14 Stalls 3.15 Twilfitt and Tatting's 3.16 Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes 3.17 Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment 4 Hogsmeade 4.1 The Three Broomsticks 4.2 Honeydukes 4.3 Zonko's Joke Shop 4.4 Hogsmeade Station 4.5 The Hog's Head 4.6 Dervish & Banges 4.7 Gladrags Wizardwear 4.8 Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop 4.9 Madam Puddifoot's 4.10 Post Office 4.11 Shrieking Shack 5 Government-affiliated locales 5.1 Azkaban 5.2 Magical Congress of the United States of America 5.3 Ministry of Magic 5.4 St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries 5.5 Nurmengard 5.6 Platform Nine and Three-Quarters 6 Filming locations 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Dwellings The Burrow The Weasleys' home, known as the Burrow, is located outside the village of Ottery St Catchpole, also near the home of the Lovegoods, the Diggorys and the Fawcetts. The Burrow was used as the Order of the Phoenix's headquarters, due to the compromised Fidelius Charm placed on 12 Grimmauld Place, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows until it lost its given protection. The Weasley house has seven floors. It is also quite dilapidated, managing to remain standing only by magic. Despite the house's rundown appearance, Harry remarks on his first visit that it was the best house he had ever been in and it becomes his second favourite place in the world (after Hogwarts). The well-hidden orchard nearby doubles as a Quidditch pitch for the Weasley boys and Ginny Weasley. A multitude of garden gnomes infests the garden of the Burrow. There is also a small hangar located there that Arthur Weasley uses as a workshop to tinker with muggle items that he brings home (much to Mrs. Weasley's chagrin).
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the Burrow was described as a pig-sty that had extra rooms added to it. When a new child was born, Molly and Arthur Weasley just added an extra room onto the house. Outside the front door were a jumble of wellington boots and a rusty old cauldron.
Godric's Hollow
Leavesden Studios film set for Potter's cottage in Godric's Hollow Godric's Hollow is a fictional village located in the West Country of England.[1][2] It is noted for being home to a magical community like several other villages such as Ottery St Catchpole and Tinworth.[3] The village was the home and final hiding place of James and Lily Potter before being murdered by Lord Voldemort.[4] It was at this place that their baby son, Harry, was left with his lightning bolt-shaped scar.
Godric's Hollow was the home of long-dead Hogwarts founder Godric Gryffindor (after whom the village was named)[3][5] and the home of James Potter's family. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry returns to Godric's Hollow to visit his parents' graves, finding out that the church graveyard is the resting place for many wizard personalities, including a member of Hannah Abbott's family and, most famously, Ignotus Peverell and the Potters. Dumbledore's mother Kendra moved her family to Godric's Hollow after her husband, Percival, was arrested for attacking three Muggle boys. Other notable residents of the village include Bowman Wright (inventor of the Golden Snitch)[6] and Bathilda Bagshot, author of A History of Magic.
At the centre of the village square of Godric's Hollow, there is a war memorial that magically transforms into a monument to the Potter family – James, Lily, and Harry – when approached by witches and/or wizards unaccompanied by Muggles. Invisible to Muggles, the remains of Harry's old home (left just as it was after Voldemort attacked) are found at the end of the main street.
Little Hangleton Little Hangleton is a fictional Muggle village notable as the place of origin of Voldemort's maternal and paternal ancestors, and as the place where he was restored to bodily form in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Although the village first appears in Goblet of Fire, the fourth volume in the series, it is not described until Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth volume.
The village occupies the floor of a valley, bounded by steep hills, not far from the larger settlement of Great Hangleton. Above the village on one side of the valley are a church, a cemetery and the Riddle House, the former estate of the aristocratic Riddle family and at one time the finest house in the village. It first appears in the opening of Goblet of Fire as the location of Frank Bryce's murder; and at this point in the chronology of the Harry Potter series, it is decrepit and covered in vines. It is believed to be held by a "rich man" for tax purposes, although this is in reality to keep it from being sold or torn down.
During his time as a student, Tom Marvolo Riddle murdered his father and grandparents in the house.
On the opposite side of the valley, the only dwelling appears to have been the dilapidated cottage which was the home of the Pure-blooded, anti-social descendants of Salazar Slytherin, the Gaunt family. The Gaunt cottage is set in a copse alongside a winding road which climbed out of the valley.[7] In Goblet of Fire, Voldemort and Harry fight in the graveyard of Little Hangleton.
Little Whinging
No 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging
Under the stairs, No 4 Privet Drive Little Whinging is a fictitious town in Surrey, England, located to the south of London. Alison Lurie noted in the New York Review of Books that Little Whinging's name is "a joke that American readers may not get: we would call the place Little Whining".[8]
Number 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging, is the Dursleys' home, in which Harry lives with his aunt Petunia, uncle Vernon, and cousin Dudley. He has lived there since the age of fifteen months, having previously lived with his parents in Godric's Hollow; however, since he began attending Hogwarts, he spends little time there, though he reluctantly returns during the summer holidays. Number 4 is known to have four bedrooms upstairs, at least one bathroom, a kitchen, a sitting room and a conservatory downstairs (apart from the cupboard under the stairs).
The name of the street refers to the hedges that enclose many suburban gardens, as Rowling liked the idea of enclosure. In the novels and films, the Dursleys' home is in a respectable and boring neighbourhood where the neighbours ostracise Harry, who despises Little Whinging because of his memories of his cruel treatment there. Arabella Figg, who lives two streets away from 4 Privet Drive in the novels (but just across the road in the films) knows of Harry's magic, because she is a Squib member of the Order of the Phoenix, placed in Little Whinging by Dumbledore to keep an eye on Harry. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore reveals that the reason Harry must return there at least once a year is because of the protection Harry's mother left upon him when she gave her life to save him. That act allowed an "ancient magic" to work, which meant Harry could never be harmed so long as he lived in the care of his mother's blood; in this case, his Aunt Petunia. This charm would not expire until Harry turned 17.
Other mentioned places in Little Whinging are Magnolia Crescent somewhat around the corner and a playground at a bit of a distance to Privet Drive which before Harry's fifth year has been partially demolished by Dudley and his gang.
According to the documentary Creating the World of Harry Potter Part I: The Magic Begins, included in the 2009 DVD/Blu-ray "Ultimate Edition" of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the film-makers initially attempted to film the Little Whinging/Privet Drive sequences on location in a real urban area. When this proved unfeasible, a section of Privet Drive was constructed on the backlot at Leavesden Film Studios. As of November 2016 this standing set, which remained in use throughout the decade-long filming history of the Harry Potter films, remains visible in Google Maps aerial views of the studio.[9][non-primary source needed] It sits in a location with other Harry Potter sets and props.[citation needed]
Malfoy Manor Malfoy Manor is the home of the aristocratic Malfoy family: Lucius, Narcissa, their son Draco Malfoy and later Bellatrix Lestrange (sister of Narcissa). It is mentioned in the fifth book that the manor is located somewhere in Wiltshire, England. The Malfoys were previously served by Dobby the house elf, before Lucius was tricked by Harry into freeing him.[HP2]
In the Chamber of Secrets, Draco reveals that the manor has its own "chamber of secrets" under the drawing room, which was used to hide valuable dark artefacts when the Ministry raided the manor. Voldemort used Malfoy Manor as headquarters on at least one occasion in Deathly Hallows. The three Malfoys seemed quite displeased by this use of their manor as Voldemort himself noted; only Bellatrix appears to be pleased he is there. The Malfoys have become prisoners in their own home and in very real fear for their lives. During the Deathly Hallows, several prisoners are being kept in the basement on Voldemort's orders, including Luna Lovegood, Dean Thomas, Griphook the Goblin, and Mr. Ollivander. When Snatchers capture Harry, Ron, and Hermione, they are brought to Malfoy Manor. They escape with the other prisoners thanks to Dobby's help. The four residents of the manor are then placed under house arrest by Lord Voldemort, until they join with other Death Eaters in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Malfoy Manor was partly shot at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire – a National Trust property.[10]
Number 12, Grimmauld Place Number 12, Grimmauld Place (a pun on "grim old place"), London is the address and name of reference to the home of the Black family, an ancient and pure-blooded line of wizards. It first appears in the fifth book. The structure of Number 12 Grimmauld Place is a Georgian terraced house.
Number 12 houses the Black family tree on a wall tapestry, and an enchanted portrait of Walburga Black, Sirius' mother. An ancient and deeply mad house-elf named Kreacher is loyal to the portrait of Mrs. Black. There are other portraits of members of the Black family, including Phineas Nigellus Black, one-time Head of the Black family and least-popular Headmaster of Hogwarts. The staircase is lined with the heads of beheaded former house-elves, which are mounted onto the walls.
Many security measures are in place at Grimmauld Place: there are anti-apparation charms, the place is Unplottable, the whole house is under a Fidelius charm and it is disguised from Muggles and other interlopers. In the seventh book, it is noted that the neighbours had long ago come to terms with the houses on their square running straight from 11 to 13. It is as secure as any magical dwelling can be and can accommodate a large number of people. For this reason, it was chosen as the headquarters of the reconstituted Order of the Phoenix when Sirius offered it to the Order. Only magical people can see it, and only if told the location by the Secret Keeper himself. The house is even immune from the 'Taboo' imposed by the Ministry of Magic after the coup d'état. This is known because Hermione Granger mentions Voldemort by name at least once whilst inside the house.[11]
Because Sirius was incarcerated in Azkaban, the house fell into disrepair over the next several years. When he later returned to his family home in the fifth book, it was a gloomy and unpleasant dwelling teeming with dust, decay, magical creatures, and various dangers. Harry inherits the house at the beginning of Half-Blood Prince after Sirius' death, although he donates it to the Order (wanting no connection to the place where Sirius felt trapped and useless before his death).
In Deathly Hallows, it becomes a sanctuary for Harry, Ron, and Hermione while hiding from Voldemort. Harry loses the house to Voldemort when Corban Yaxley grabs hold of Hermione when she attempts to escape by Disapparition. She drops Yaxley off at 12 Grimmauld Place, thus revealing the location to Voldemort.
The Claremont Square area of London was used for the exteriors of Number 12, Grimmauld Place.
Shell Cottage
Shell Cottage in Deathly Hallows Shell Cottage is the home of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour after they get married in Deathly Hallows. It is located overlooking a beach outside the village of Tinworth in Cornwall.[12] The cottage served as a hiding place for Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Dean Thomas, Mr. Ollivander and Griphook after they managed to escape from imprisonment in Malfoy Manor. Dobby the house-elf was buried in the garden after he died. During the war, Bill himself was the Secret-Keeper for Bill and Fleur.
The Shell Cottage scenes were filmed on Freshwater West beach in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales.[13]
Spinner's End Spinner's End is a Muggle street, on which sits a house that is the home of Severus Snape.[14] It is described as one of several streets of identical brick houses. The street is located near a dirty river, the bank of which is strewn with litter. A mill with a tall chimney is close by. From the description of its surroundings it is likely that this is the house Severus Snape grew up in, thus making the place the fictitious town of Cokeworth.
Snape's front door opens directly into a sitting room that has the feeling of a dark, padded cell, containing walls filled with books,[15] threadbare furniture, and a dim, candle-filled lamp that hangs from the ceiling. A hidden door leads to a narrow staircase. Spinner's End first appears in Half-Blood Prince, when Snape is visited by Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy. In Deathly Hallows, it is revealed that Snape lived at Spinner's End as a young child and that Lily Potter and Petunia Dursley lived in the same town.
Schools Beauxbatons Main article: Beauxbatons
Coat of arms for the magic school Beauxbatons, as described in the Harry Potter books: "Two crossed, golden wands, each emitting three stars". The Beauxbatons Academy of Magic (French: Académie de Magie Beauxbâtons) is a magic school first introduced in Goblet of Fire. Beauxbatons has a history that goes back at least 700 years, when it first began participating in the Triwizard Tournament.
The Academy is housed in a glittering palace in France. The food, at least according to Fleur Delacour, is delicious. Students wear blue and grey silk uniforms. Rather than suits of armour, statues of ice that glitter like diamonds during the Christmas season flank the halls of Beauxbatons. Beauxbatons is portrayed as an all-girls school in the film, but according to the book, it is co-ed. Several male students are mentioned, though not by name.
Goblet of Fire states that Beauxbatons Academy owns a large carriage the size of a house flown by horses whose hooves are as big as dinner plates; it can accommodate a large party of students and their half-giant (according to Hagrid) headmistress. The carriage is pale blue and has the Beauxbatons coat of arms on it (two crossed, golden wands, each emitting three stars).
The phrase beaux bâtons is intended to translate as "beautiful wands" in French.[16][17][18]
Durmstrang The Durmstrang Institute for Magical Learning (German: Durmstrang-Institut für Zauberei) is a magic school that makes its first appearance in Goblet of Fire. The school has existed for at least 700 years, when they began participating in the Triwizard Tournament. Dumbledore welcomes Durmstrang's students as "our friends from the North", and J. K. Rowling is said to have located the school somewhere in Northern Scandinavia. Durmstrang students wear heavy furs with blood-red robes. The students of Durmstrang mentioned by name are Russians and Bulgarians. Durmstrang is portrayed as an all-boys school in the film, but according to the book, it is co-ed. Several female students are mentioned, though not by name.
Durmstrang is known for placing an emphasis on the study of the Dark Arts. While other schools of magic in the series limit the study to Defence Against the Dark Arts, Durmstrang students actually learn them. In Deathly Hallows, it is revealed that the Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald attended Durmstrang. He also carved the symbol of the Deathly Hallows onto the school's stone walls. Although Durmstrang teaches the Dark Arts as part of its curriculum, apparently the experiments performed by Grindelwald were considered too extreme even by the school's standards as he was expelled because of them.
The name "Durmstrang" is likely to be an allusion to the German phrase Sturm und Drang meaning storm and stress.[19][20][21][22][23]
Hogwarts Main article: Hogwarts Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a British school of magic for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the primary setting for the first six books in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.[24][25]
Ilvermorny
Coat of Arms of Ilvermorny Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, shortened Ilvermorny, is a fictional American school of magic, which serves as the school for the North American continent.[26] It first appeared in a short story by J. K. Rowling on Pottermore on June 28, 2016, and its first onscreen mention was in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The school was founded in the seventeenth century in Adams, Massachusetts, on Mount Greylock, the highest natural point in the state.[27] It is concealed from the non-magic world by enchantments which may sometimes appear as a cloud surrounding the peak.[28] Modeled after Hogwarts, the school has four Houses into which the students are sorted upon arrival.[26]
Ilvermorny was founded by Isolt Sayre after she travelled from Ireland via England to North America on the Mayflower in 1620 and named after the cottage in which she had been born. She had not had the opportunity to attend Hogwarts during her childhood, and partially modelled Ilvermorny after what she had heard of Hogwarts, as well as her own imagination. Her first students were her own adopted children, Chadwick Boot and Webster Boot.[26]
Ilvermorny is divided into four houses; Thunderbird, Horned Serpent, Pukwudgie, and Wampus, each said to represent a different part of the ideal wizard. The names were chosen by Isolt Sayre and her family after their favourite magical creatures. Chadwick being "intelligent but also temperamental"[26] chose the Thunderbird, his brother Webster "argumentative and fiercely loyal" chose the Wampus. Isolt herself was a Parselmouth and chose the Horned Serpent, and her No-Maj (Muggle or non-magical) husband James Steward picked the Pukwudgie, since Isolt's stories about one made him laugh. Ilvermorny has no house colours, but every student wears blue and cranberry robes, fastened by a gold Gordian Knot.[26]
The Sorting process is also different to that of Hogwarts. While the rest of the school watches from the circular balcony overhead, new students file into the round entrance hall. They stand around the walls and, one by one, are called to stand on the symbol of the Gordian Knot set into the middle of the stone floor. In silence the school then waits for the enchanted carvings to react. If the Horned Serpent wants the student, the crystal set into its forehead will light up. If the Wampus wants the student, it roars. The Thunderbird signifies its approval by beating its wings, and the Pukwudgie will raise its arrow into the air. Unlike Hogwarts, more than one Ilvermorny house can claim a student; when two or more carvings react, the student is entitled to choose their house.[26]
Castelobruxo Castelobruxo (pronounced Cass-tell-o-broo-shoo) is the South American school of magic, based in Brazil. The exact location of the school is unknown as of yet, but is said to appear to Muggles (non-magic folk) as nothing more than ruins. To magic folk, it resembles a golden temple.
The school is guarded by small mischievous magical creatures called Caipora.
The school's specialties are Magizoology and Herbology. The student attire is green robes.
Famous alumni of the school include Libatious Borage (author of multiple potions books) and João Coelho (captain of a professional Quidditch team.) [29]
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Ron mentions that his brother Bill had a pen friend at this school.[30]
Diagon Alley Diagon Alley 'Harry Potter' location First appearance Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Information Type Shopping street/shopping centre in London
Scribbulus shop, Diagon Alley Diagon Alley is a high street located in London. It is accessible to the wizarding world, to which it is something of an economic hub, but hidden from Muggles (non-magical people). However, Muggles are allowed access to it if they need to accompany their Muggle-born magical children. If a wizard or witch needs something, chances are that it can be found in Diagon Alley.
One entrance to Diagon Alley can be reached on foot by passing through the Leaky Cauldron (a wizarding pub/inn). The inn, which is invisible to Muggles, lies in between a bookshop and a music shop. To enter Diagon Alley, one must go through the Leaky Cauldron to a rear courtyard and tap a brick in the wall, found by counting three up and two across, three times. In the film, the tapping of five bricks around a hole in the wall opens the doorway to Diagon Alley. Given the busy nature of the area, travelling to and from Diagon Alley is likely typically done by more magical means such as Apparition or by using the Floo Network, which are both ways of wizarding transport.[31] It contains shops that offer a wide range of magical supplies, as well as the goblin-run Gringotts Bank.
The DVD of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets includes a video "guided tour" of Diagon Alley, apparently shot on the original film sets. In the first film, the Leaky Cauldron's entrance was filmed in Bull's Head Passage, near Leadenhall Market. In the sixth film, it was inserted into the actual Charing Cross Road, between a book store and a surveyors' storefront.
The name Diagon Alley is a near homophone of the word "diagonally", which is used as a plot device when Harry mispronounces the phrase near the beginning of the second book.
Eeylops Owl Emporium
Eeylop's Owl Emporium Eeylops Owl Emporium sells owls and supplies such as owl treats and cages. Inside, it is dark and full of soft hooting, rustling, and the flickering of "jewel-bright eyes."[PS Ch.5]. It is here that Rubeus Hagrid purchased Harry's snowy owl, Hedwig, as a birthday gift in The Philosopher's Stone.
Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, under the management of the owner Florean Fortescue (founder and shopkeeper), sold ice cream and other treats, which could be enjoyed at outdoor tables.[PA Ch.4] Harry spent pleasant hours there working on homework assignments before his third year at Hogwarts in Prisoner of Azkaban. Mr Fortescue himself helped him with his school essays and supplied him with free sundaes every half-hour. Nearing the end of the summer holidays, Harry meets Ron and Hermione there.[PA Ch.4] In the Half-Blood Prince the parlour is boarded up and Fortescue has gone missing. Rowling confirmed that Florean was murdered.[32]
Flourish & Blotts
The window of Flourish & Blotts displaying copies of Magical Me by Gilderoy Lockhart Flourish & Blotts sells a great variety of magic books, including textbooks for Hogwarts courses and other books of general magical interest. In the back there is a corner devoted solely to divination, which includes a small table stacked with titles like Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself against Shocks and Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul. Another small display contains the book Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming.[PA Ch.4]
Usually, there is a display of gold-embossed spell books the size of paving slabs in the window, but in Prisoner of Azkaban, the front window holds an iron cage filled with hundreds of copies of The Monster Book of Monsters. To deal with the vicious books, set for the third year Care of Magical Creatures class by Hagrid, the harassed manager had to gear up with thick gloves and jab at them with a knobbly walking stick, as the books tended to rip each other apart. The manager says that he had thought he had seen the worst when they bought 200 copies of The Invisible Book of Invisibility, which were promptly misplaced.[PA Ch.4]
In Chamber of Secrets, celebrity author Gilderoy Lockhart signs copies of his autobiography, Magical Me, at the shop the day Harry buys his second year school books. The signing drew a huge crowd of fans (mostly middle-aged women). This is also where Lucius Malfoy slips Tom Riddle's diary into Ginny's battered old Transfiguration book, thus causing the start of the events in Chamber of Secrets.[CS Ch.4]
Gambol and Japes Gambol and Japes is a wizarding joke shop. It is briefly mentioned in Chamber of Secrets, where Fred, George and Lee Jordan stock up on "Dr Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks."
Gringotts Wizarding Bank
Gringotts Wizarding Bank See also: Money in Harry Potter Gringotts Wizarding Bank is the only known bank of the wizarding world and it is operated primarily by goblins. A snowy white building, near the intersection of Knockturn Alley and Diagon Alley, Gringotts towers over all neighbouring shops. Customers pass through a set of bronze doors and then silver ones before entering the lobby. The main floor is paved with marble and has a long counter stretching along its length, behind which goblin clerks work at tasks such as counting coins and updating account ledgers. Within, wizards and witches keep their money and other valuables in vaults that are protected by very complex and very strong security measures. The vaults extend for miles under London and are accessible through rough stone passageways navigated by magic carts that travel speedily along their tracks.[PS Ch.5] Gringotts also offers Muggle-Wizarding currency exchange.[CS Ch.4]
When Harry first visits Gringotts, he is told by Hagrid that one would have to be mad to try to rob Gringotts.[PS Ch.5] Goblins are extremely possessive and will protect their money and valuables at any cost, making them ideal guardians for the valuables of the wizarding world. In addition, according to Hagrid, apart from Hogwarts, Gringotts is considered "the safest place in the world for anything you want to keep safe".[33]
There are a number of methods of opening the vaults. Most vaults, such as Harry's, use small golden keys. Higher-security vaults may have various enchantments or other measures upon the doors. For example, the door to Vault 713,[34] which briefly contained the Philosopher's Stone, must be stroked by a certified Gringotts goblin, whereupon it melts away to allow access to the contents. If anyone other than a certified Gringotts goblin touches the door, that person will be sucked into the vault, which is only checked for trapped thieves about once every 10 years. Dragons guard the maximum-security vaults found in the lowest reaches of the bank, and a subterranean waterfall called the "Thief's Downfall" acts to overturn carts that pass through it and negate spells used by would-be robbers.
Front of Gringotts Bank In the Philosopher's Stone Gringotts Vault 713 held a small parcel wrapped in paper, inside of which was the Philosopher's Stone. Dumbledore sent Hagrid to retrieve it while he escorted Harry.[PS Ch.5] Later that same day, Professor Quirrell broke into the vault under orders from Voldemort. Although he was unsuccessful in obtaining the Philosopher's Stone, the break-in shocked the wizarding world because it was unheard of for Gringotts to be robbed. Griphook claims that the protection had been lessened due to the Vault being emptied. In Deathly Hallows, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, aided by a reluctant Griphook, break into the vault of Bellatrix Lestrange where a Horcrux of Voldemort (Hufflepuff's Cup) is hidden. However, when they enter Bellatrix's vault, which is stocked with all manner of treasures, they discover that the treasure has had Gemino and Flagrante charms placed on it, which, respectively, cause any item to multiply rapidly and go red-hot whenever it is touched. The trio escape with the Horcrux by freeing a half-blind dragon that was part of the security for the vault, and clambering onto its back.
While Gringotts is largely staffed by goblins, including Griphook and Ragnok, it is known that the bank has human employees, though not apparently for banking and accounting services. Bill worked as a curse-breaker for Gringotts in Egypt, retrieving artefacts from ancient Egyptian tombs and pyramids.[35] Fleur took a part-time job with Gringotts after participating in the Triwizard Tournament, apparently to improve her English skills, and Wizard guards are mentioned in Deathly Hallows during the break in.
Knockturn Alley Knockturn Alley (a play on the word "nocturnally")[36] is a dark and seedy alleyway leading off from Diagon Alley. It is frequently populated by Dark Wizards. Many of the shops in Knockturn Alley are devoted to the Dark Arts; the best known of which is Borgin & Burkes, which sells sinister and dangerous objects. Harry lands in Knockturn Alley in the Chamber of Secrets, when accidentally saying (in the film version) "Diagonally" instead of Diagon Alley (the book does not indicate what he pronounced) while using Floo Powder to get to Diagon Alley. Here Hagrid finds him (and narrowly rescues him from a witch with mossy teeth who was holding a tray with fingernails in it), while looking for Flesh-eating Slug repellent, for the school's cabbage patch. From there he takes him back to Diagon Alley, where they find Hermione Granger who takes them to the Weasleys.
Borgin & Burkes Borgin and Burkes is an antique shop, which specializes in the Dark Arts, located in Knockturn Alley. The shop sells many dangerous and Dark artefacts such as a cursed opal necklace, a Hand of Glory, and half of a vanishing cabinet set which was used by Draco Malfoy to infiltrate Hogwarts in the Half-Blood Prince. Lord Voldemort worked at Borgin and Burkes briefly after he left Hogwarts during the mid-1940s. It is owned by Caractacus Burke and Mr. Borgin, though Mr. Borgin is the only owner to appear in the series.
The Leaky Cauldron
Interior of The Leaky Cauldron The Leaky Cauldron is a dark, shabby pub and inn for wizards, located on the Muggle street of Charing Cross Road in London, offering food, drinks and rooms to rent. It was founded by Daisy Dodderidge (1467–1555) in 1500 "to serve as a gateway between the non-wizarding world and Diagon Alley." The current barman and innkeeper is a wizard named Tom.
On the main floor, the inn has a bar, several private parlour rooms, and a large dining room. On the upper floors, there are a number of rooms available for rent; Harry has stayed in Room 11,[PA Ch.4] which has a talking mirror and windows that allow him to look out onto Charing Cross Road. People often stay at The Leaky Cauldron when they come to London on shopping trips.
The pub serves as a way of entering into Diagon Alley from the Muggle world for Muggle-borns and their parents (both of whom, until the first letter from Hogwarts, have no magical knowledge or means of entering). The rear of The Leaky Cauldron opens onto a little courtyard, in which a particular brick must be tapped three times to open a path to Diagon Alley.
Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions Madam Malkin's is a clothing shop next to Flourish & Blotts. It sells robes and other clothing, including the standard Hogwarts-required plain black work robes, and dress robes. Inside the shop, Madam Malkin and her assistants will tailor the robes to fit. Malkin is an archaic term for a crotchety old woman.
Harry has two meetings with Draco Malfoy in Madam Malkin's shop. This is where Harry meets the first wizard of his own age, Malfoy, for the first time, in Philosopher's Stone. Harry is rather bewildered by the questions Malfoy asks, because Harry is still unfamiliar with many aspects of the wizarding world. A second meeting occurs just before the beginning of Harry's sixth year, in Half-Blood Prince. This meeting is far more unpleasant, and escalates quickly into a near-duel before Malfoy and his mother leave in disgust.
Magical Menagerie The Magical Menagerie is a magical creature shop that in addition to selling magical creatures offers advice on animal care and health. The shop is very cramped, noisy and smelly, due to every inch being covered with cages. Among the creatures in the Magical Menagerie are enormous purple toads, a firecrab, poisonous orange snails, a fat white rabbit that can turn into a silk top hat, cats of every colour, ravens, puffskeins, and a cage of sleek black rats that play skipping games with their tails.
When Harry, Ron, and Hermione visit the shop in Prisoner of Azkaban, a witch wearing heavy black spectacles helps them. Ron buys Rat Tonic for his pet rat, Scabbers, while Hermione buys a cat, Crookshanks.
Ollivanders
The upper windows of Ollivanders Ollivanders is a wand shop described as "narrow and shabby, with a sign that reads Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC in peeling gold letters over the door. The only display in the window overlooking Diagon Alley is a single wand lying on a faded purple cushion in the dusty window. Within, there are countless narrow boxes piled neatly right up to the ceiling and a spindly-legged chair" (which Hagrid breaks when he sits upon it).
Ollivander, the pale-eyed, white-haired shopkeeper, (Played in the film by John Hurt) makes and sells magic wands to witches and wizards as they enter school or break their old wands. He remembers every wand he has ever sold. To determine the best wand for a witch or wizard, Ollivander measures various body parts (including, in Harry's case, between his nostrils) and then checks the reactions of various wands to the buyer, a process to which he refers as "the wand choosing the wizard".
The shop closed when Ollivander went missing in Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort having ordered his Death Eaters to kidnap him to attempt to discover more about the link between his own and Harry's wand. Harry rescues Ollivander in Deathly Hallows.
Potage's Cauldron Shop Potage's Cauldron Shop sells different varieties and sizes of cauldrons, including copper, brass, pewter, silver, self-stirring, collapsible, and solid gold, according to a sign outside the shop. Hogwarts requires its students to have a size 2 pewter cauldron (as listed in the Philosopher's Stone book list). The Cauldron Shop is very near to the entrance from The Leaky Cauldron.[PS Ch.5]
Quality Quidditch Supplies Quality Quidditch Supplies sells broomsticks and Quidditch-related items. The store windows often draw young customers to gaze longingly at the merchandise. Its most famous items on display are the Nimbus 2000 and the Firebolt broomsticks, both of which Harry would eventually own. The Firebolt is a national racing broom that professional leagues use. Harry spent the summer before his third year gazing at the brand new Firebolt racing broom in the display window, the price of which was only available upon request. Ron had previously longed for a full set of Chudley Cannons robes offered at the shop.
Slug and Jiggers Apothecary
Slug & Jiggers Apothecary, Diagon Alley The Apothecary sells scales, potions and potion ingredients. The shop is quite fascinating despite its very bad smell (a mixture of bad eggs and rotten cabbage).[PS Ch.5] The inside includes barrels of slimy stuff on the floor, jars of herbs, dried roots and bright powders on the shelves, and bundles of feathers, strings of fangs and snarled claws hanging from the ceiling.[PS Ch.5] Harry regularly buys ingredients, as well as his scales, from the Apothecary.
Some of the ingredients available are silver unicorn horns (for twenty-one Galleons each), glittery-black beetle eyes (five Knuts a scoop), and Dragon liver (seventeen Sickles an ounce).
Stalls As well as many shops, Diagon Alley also contains small stalls, which sell a wide variety of magical objects, sweets, and trinkets. In Half-Blood Prince, many witches and wizards try to take advantage of the fear created by Voldemort's return. They set up stalls selling amulets and other objects, which supposedly protect you against werewolves, Dementors and Inferi. These "dark magic protection" stalls, however, are illegal, and likely scams. Arthur Weasley is the one in charge of arresting their owners.
Twilfitt and Tatting's Twilfitt and Tatting's is a wizarding clothing shop located in Diagon Alley, mentioned in Half-Blood Prince by Narcissa Malfoy, who claims she would shop there rather than shopping in Madam Malkin's due to the presence of Harry, Ron, and Hermione (mostly Hermione, whom the Malfoys look down upon due to her blood status). By the tone in Narcissa's voice, it is implied to be slightly more upscale than Malkin's.
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes is a popular joke shop that started as a small school business created by Fred and George Weasley in the fourth book. It opened its doors at Number 93 Diagon Alley in the summer of the sixth book, using Harry Potter's Triwizard Tournament Winnings as starting capital. Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes sells joke and trick items, useful novelties, sweets, and Defence Against the Dark Arts items. The front of the shop is described as a fireworks display against the muffled backdrop of dull shops. Some of their products are U-No-Poo, Skiving Snackboxes, trick wands, spell-checking and Smart Answer Quills, reusable Hangmans, Daydream Charms, muggle magic tricks, Edible Dark Marks, Shield Products, Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder, Decoy Detonators, joke cauldrons, Wonderwitch beauty products and 10-second pimple vanishers, Pygmy Puffs, love potions, and more.
Fred and George started using the name "Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes" in Goblet of Fire for a mail order business selling merchandise, including sweets to help students fake illness in order to skip classes. After an early departure from Hogwarts in Order of the Phoenix, the two Weasleys set up their shop in Diagon Alley, which quickly became a huge success.
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes had to be temporarily shut down in Deathly Hallows, because the Death Eaters were keeping an eye on all the Weasleys, but Fred and George continued to run an Owl-Order service. In interviews post-publication of Deathly Hallows, Rowling has said that George (after Fred died) reopened the Diagon Alley store, that "it became a tremendous money-spinner,"and that Ron worked for him there after taking Auror training and going to work for the Ministry of Magic.[37] In the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Ron runs the store nineteen years after the events of the Deathly Hallows.
Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment
Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment Shop in Diagon Alley Sells all sorts of equipment used in the wizard world and is where Harry buys his first telescope.
Hogsmeade Hogsmeade Village 'Harry Potter' location HogsmeadeHP.jpg Hogsmeade Village in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban First appearance Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Information Type Shopping street/Residential Village in Scotland Hogsmeade Village, or simply Hogsmeade, is the only settlement in Britain inhabited solely by wizards, witches, and other magical beings, and is located to the northwest of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was founded by medieval wizard Hengist of Woodcroft[38] who fled to Scotland to escape Muggle persecution of wizards in Northumberland. Much of Hogsmeade's architecture reflects its medieval origin; the village is known for its leaning medieval houses the most famous of which being the Three Broomsticks, an ancient inn built on the site of Woodcroft's home, and the backdrop for such dramatic wizarding events as the 1612 rebellion of Britain's goblins (the upper rooms of the inn served as the headquarters for the Ministry of Magic in its attempts to put down the insurrection in the Highlands). Hogsmeade primarily consists of a single thoroughfare, called High Street, on which most shops and other magical venues reside; however, unnamed alleyways branching off from the main road are also home to such historic places as the Hog's Head Inn and Madame Puddifoot's Teashop. Students of Hogwarts who are in their third year and above are permitted to visit Hogsmeade during scheduled visits, to shop and mingle with friends un-chaperoned, as long as they have a signed permission slip from a parent or guardian. Mainly, students frequent a high street in the village which contains the named speciality shops and pubs in the series. Otherwise, they wander on to observe the infamous Shrieking Shack. Hogsmeade gives its name to the train station which serves as one end of the route traveled by the Hogwarts Express to transport students to and from London. Students must walk or take a carriage to travel between Hogsmeade and Hogwarts.
Hogsmeade remained unseen in the Harry Potter film series until 2004's Prisoner of Azkaban. The village has since appeared again in Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows – Part 2. In all of these, the village is seen under heavy caps of snow.[39]
The Three Broomsticks The Three Broomsticks is a well known inn and pub located on High Street in the village of Hogsmeade. It is known for its delicious butterbeer and its beautiful owner Madam Rosmerta, who lives above the pub. The Three Broomsticks is a favoured destination among Hogwarts students and staff, although in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Hagrid mentions visiting the Hog's Head. It is the site of important events in the series, including Harry's interview with Rita Skeeter in his fifth year. It is described as being warm, smoky, crowded, and noisy. As well as butterbeer, it serves firewhisky (although seemingly not to students, as mentioned by Ron in the Hog's Head in the fifth year), gillywater, Rosmerta's oak-matured mead, and many muggle drinks. Madam Rosmerta usually works at the bar, in the front or the side of the room. There is a fireplace in the back of the pub and an inn above.
Honeydukes Honeydukes is a popular sweets shop located in Hogsmeade that is usually crowded with Hogwarts students and occasionally even the professors of Hogwarts. The shop is filled with many different kinds of wonderful and wild sweets, such as Bertie Botts Every Flavoured Beans, Cauldron Cakes, Blood-Flavoured Lollipops, Acid Pops, Droobles Best Blowing Gum, Chocolate Wands, Exploding Bonbons, Skeletal Sweets, and so much more. There is also a secret passageway in the cellar of Honeydukes that leads to the third floor corridor of Hogwarts, behind the large stone statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor. Harry used this entrance to sneak into Hogsmeade in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Zonko's Joke Shop Zonko's Joke Shop has jokes and tricks that can "fulfill even Fred and George's wildest dreams." Some of these include Dungbombs, Hiccup Sweets, Frog Spawn Soap, and Nose-Biting Teacups. It closes down in Half-Blood Prince. Fred and George later buy the shop.
Hogsmeade Station Hogsmeade Station is the closest train stop to Hogwarts; the Hogwarts Express stops here after travelling from King's Cross. Scenes involving Hogsmeade Station in the Harry Potter films were shot at Goathland railway station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, built in 1865 and virtually unchanged, that serves the village of Goathland in the North York Moors. According to Rowling's illustrations, Hogsmeade station is not in Hogsmeade, but on the opposite side of the lake.[40]
The Hog's Head The Hog's Head is another pub, which often attracts a more disreputable clientele than the Three Broomsticks, and many of the customers hide their faces out of a desire not to be recognised. The hanging sign in front of the pub has a severed boar's head, leaking blood onto the white cloth around it. The pub itself is filthy, with the floor covered with layers of dirt and the windows smeared with so much grime that little light gets through. The main floor is a single room, but there are additional rooms on the upper floors. Harry notes that the pub smells strongly of goats. The barman and owner is Aberforth Dumbledore, the brother of Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, although this is not revealed until the final book.
Despite its seedy reputation, the Hog's Head has been host to several important events in the world of Harry Potter. The inn was the headquarters of the 1612 Goblin Rebellion. A few months before Harry was born, it was here that the Seer Sybill Trelawney revealed the prophecy connecting Voldemort and Harry during an interview with Dumbledore for the position of Divination teacher at Hogwarts, while Professor Severus Snape listens to the first part of the prophecy. It is also where Hagrid wins an illegal dragon egg (Norbert) while gambling with a disguised servant of Voldemort. In Order of the Phoenix, the first meeting of Dumbledore's Army is secretly held at the Hog's Head.
During Deathly Hallows, Aberforth reveals a secret passage that leads into Hogwarts' Room of Requirement, where Dumbledore's Army has set up headquarters. The Hog's Head entrance is hidden behind a portrait of Ariana Dumbledore, the younger sister of Albus and Aberforth. Before the Battle of Hogwarts begins, the passage is used to evacuate underage students from the school. The remaining members of Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix gather at the Hog's Head before entering the castle through this passage to fight Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
The name of the tavern refers to an archaic unit of liquid measurement, the hogshead. It may also be an allusion to the "Boar's Head Tavern" from the play Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare. Much like The Hog's Head, Shakespeare's tavern is the haunt of some less-than-reputable characters. It should also be noted that there is a second hand music shop by the name of "The Hog's Head" less than a mile from JK Rowling's residence in Edinburgh, Scotland. The shop was established four years before Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released.
Dervish & Banges A shop that sells and repairs magical equipment, Dervish & Banges is located near the end of the High Street.
Gladrags Wizardwear Gladrags Wizardwear sells clothing. There are other branches in London and Paris. It is full of quirky merchandise, and appears to specialise in strange and unusual socks, where Harry buys Dobby a selection of wacky socks, in thanks for helping him in the second task of the Triwizard Tournament.
Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop sells a range of wizarding stationery like quills, ink, parchment, envelopes, seals, etc.
Madam Puddifoot's Located on a little side street off the main High Street, Madam Puddifoot's is a small teashop favourite among Hogwarts couples out on dates. It's described as a cramped, steamy place where everything is adorned with bows or frills. The small, circular tables are set for two. On Valentine's Day Madam Puddifoot hires floating golden cherubs to throw pink confetti on visiting couples. It was at Madam Puddifoot's that Harry celebrated his Valentine's Day with Cho Chang, in the fifth book, Order of the Phoenix.
Post Office The Post Office is filled with at least two to three hundred owls, ranging from great grey owls to tiny scops (the latter for "local deliveries only"), hooting down from colour-coded shelves. These owls deliver mail to people in the wizarding world. The shelves are colour-coded based on how quickly they will arrive at their destination.
Shrieking Shack The Shrieking Shack stands on the outskirts of Hogsmade, just a little way above the rest of the village, with boarded-up windows and an overgrown garden. It's described to be slightly creepy even in daylight. Connected to Hogwarts by a secret tunnel underneath the Whomping Willow, which was planted especially to conceal the tunnel, the Shrieking Shack was used by Remus Lupin, a werewolf, to hide during the full moon to avoid harming fellow students or other innocents. The villagers heard Lupin's howls while he resided there, and mistook it for violent spirits. This rumour, encouraged by Dumbledore, led to the Shrieking Shack being officially regarded as the most haunted building in Britain. Apparently, the tunnel through the Whomping Willow is the only way to get in to the Shrieking Shack.
In Prisoner of Azkaban, the Shrieking Shack becomes part of the dramatic conclusion of the book when Sirius returns to the school. He drags Ron and his pet rat, Scabbers, there intending to kill Scabbers. Scabbers is revealed to be the Animagus Peter Pettigrew, Black's former friend who had betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, a crime for which Black had been blamed and sentenced to lifetime imprisonment in Azkaban. In the book Deathly Hallows, Snape is killed in the Shrieking Shack by Voldemort's snake, Nagini.
Government-affiliated locales Azkaban Not to be confused with Abakan, Abkhazia, Alcatraz, Ashgabat, or Azerbaijan.
Damaged Azkaban as seen in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Azkaban is a prison where wizards who violate the laws of the British wizarding world are sent. Only one other such prison, Nurmengard, is mentioned in the books. According to Half-Blood Prince, Azkaban is "in the middle of the North Sea". Sirius Black says that when he escaped from Azkaban while in his animagus form as a dog, he swam to Britain and then travelled northwards to get to Hogwarts. This implies that Azkaban is at a lower latitude than Hogwarts, which is in Scotland. Although Azkaban's appearance is not described in detail in the books, it is mentioned to have grounds outside the prison where prisoners who have died are buried.[HP4] In the film adaptations it appears to be a tall triangular building, somewhat hollow in the middle.
Many of the prisoners were supporters of Voldemort (known as Death Eaters), though some misunderstandings have resulted in others' imprisonment. For instance, Sirius Black was imprisoned without trial after Peter Pettigrew killed a dozen Muggles, faked his own death, and framed Sirius for these crimes; Sirius escapes after serving 12 years.[HP3] Two years later, Harry is threatened with a term in Azkaban after he performs a Patronus Charm that saves both him and his cousin Dudley from a Dementor attack.[HP5] Performing any of the Unforgivable Curses on a human is punishable by a mandatory whole life sentence in Azkaban, but that ban has been lifted for Aurors during wartime. Several characters throughout the series have performed the curses and not been punished accordingly. Other crimes which merit imprisonment here include assaulting the Ministry (for example, the Death Eaters detained in Order of the Phoenix), trespassing in the Ministry (Sturgis Podmore in Order of the Phoenix), being an unregistered Animagus[HP5], and impersonating an Inferius.[HP6]
Azkaban has a reputation of evil and fear throughout the series. As mentioned at the start of the series, Azkaban is guarded by the Dementors, working under the Ministry of Magic. The large presence of Dementors renders the inmates incapable of happiness and forces them to relive their worst memories, as they become gradually helpless and often severely insane. According to Sirius, many inmates simply stop eating and eventually die of starvation. Sirius' reasoning for this is that "They simply lose their will to live". As Dementors are extremely difficult to injure – the only spell effective against them is the Patronus Charm – Azkaban was long considered impossible to escape from, until Sirius escaped (although Barty Crouch Jr had previously broken out with the help of his parents); however, Dumbledore claimed he could break out of Azkaban if he wished to do so.[HP5]
In Order of the Phoenix, ten of Voldemort's most dangerous and loyal followers escaped, including Bellatrix Lestrange. Dumbledore was always vocal in declaring that it was a mistake to guard Voldemort's greatest supporters with Dementors, who have the most to gain if Voldemort returned to power. He is proven right, as the Dementors leave their posts at Azkaban and join ranks with Voldemort. The prison is still in use, but greatly weakened by the revolt of its most effective wardens. Azkaban also had various wizard guards, who kept the Dementors mostly in check and managed the rare prison visits. By the start of Deathly Hallows, there had been another mass break-out of Death Eaters from Azkaban. Upon Voldemort's takeover of the Ministry, many political prisoners are sent to Azkaban by Ministry traitor Dolores Umbridge, including Xenophilius Lovegood and Muggle-borns persecuted under Voldemort's implementation of anti-Muggle legislation. Such victims are released following Voldemort's downfall, and Umbridge is imprisoned there, along with whichever Death Eaters survived the Battle of Hogwarts.
Following Voldemort's ultimate demise, Kingsley Shacklebolt ends the use of Dementors at Azkaban, their presence having always been a mark of the underlying corruption of the Ministry.[41]
Magical Congress of the United States of America The Magical Congress of the United States of America (shortened MACUSA) is the magical body in charge of governing the wizarding population of the United States of America. It is led by the President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America. Unlike the No-Maj United States Congress, which is divided into a House of Representatives and a Senate, the MACUSA is unicameral. The MACUSA is located within the Woolworth Building in downtown New York City and spans hundreds of stories.
Newt Scamander visited the building in the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, when he was brought in by Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein for threatening the Statute of Secrecy by using magic in front of Jacob Kowalski, a No-Maj.
Ministry of Magic Main article: Ministry of Magic The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain.
St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is a hospital within the Harry Potter universe. Medics at the hospital are not called doctors, but are known as Healers and wear lime-green robes.[42] Founded by famous wizard Healer Mungo Bonham, St Mungo's is located in London.[42] It was established to treat magical maladies, injuries or illnesses endemic to the Wizarding World. To enter the premises, one has to step through the window of what appears to be a derelict department store called Purge & Dowse Ltd.[42] The exteriors of the hospital are red-bricked and dirty, which is the complete opposite of the interiors. Inside, everything is very neat and looks exactly as a hospital should. There are six floors. The emblem of St Mungo's is a magic wand crossed with a bone.[42] This is the hospital where Arthur Weasley is sent after he was attacked by Voldemort's snake, Nagini, in the Ministry of Magic and Minerva McGonagall is hospitalised from severe stunning when Hagrid is forced out of Hogwarts. During one visit, Harry and company happen across Neville Longbottom, who has come with his grandmother Augusta Longbottom to visit his parents in the long-term care ward. They also find former professor Gilderoy Lockhart there, still suffering from the effects of a backfired Memory Charm.
Nurmengard Nurmengard is the prison that Gellert Grindelwald built to keep his enemies and Muggles in. The entrance is marked with the symbol of the Deathly Hallows, along with the legend "For the greater good". After Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald, the prisoners were released and Grindelwald himself was imprisoned in the top-most cell. Nurmengard is depicted in the final book when Voldemort arrives at the prison looking for Grindelwald and information about the Elder Wand. After Grindelwald refuses to give him any information, Voldemort kills him in his own prison.
Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
The Platform 9 3⁄4 sign is situated in the western departures concourse of London King's Cross railway station, close to platforms 9 and 10, below the walkway leading to the main building.
The GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton Hall, the steam engine used in the film series as the Hogwarts Express Hogwarts Express Legend
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King's Cross stationLondon The ride on the Hogwarts Express starts from King's Cross railway station platform 9 3⁄4, which is hidden from view, and reached by walking through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10.
Rowling discovered after the books were published that she had confused the layout of King's Cross with that of Euston station, and that platforms 9 and 10 at King's Cross were not the ones between which she had meant her magical platform to be placed.[43] There is no platform between lines 9 and 10 at King's Cross. To solve this, the filmmakers re-numbered platforms 4 and 5 for the duration of filming. In reality, at both King's Cross and Euston, platforms 9 and 10 are separated by railway lines. The exterior shots in the film are of the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, which is part of St Pancras Station, adjacent to King's Cross station. From the outside St Pancras is much more visually dramatic than King's Cross.
A plaque depicting the supposed location was placed on the wall in the building containing platforms 9 to 11, along with a luggage trolley 'stuck' halfway through the wall. During the station's extensive renovation works, it was moved temporarily to an exterior wall on the Euston Road, and then in 2012 to the new western departures concourse. A wrought iron 'Platform 9 3⁄4' gate used as part of the film set is preserved at the National Railway Museum. Soon after Alan Rickman's death in 2016 fans created a memorial to the actor at platform 9 3⁄4.[44]
A Harry Potter-themed store is also located in the station near the plaque.[45]
Filming locations The following are locations used by Warner Bros. to film the fictional locations in the Harry Potter film series.
Ashridge, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire (Forbidden Forest and various woodland scenes in all films) Burnham Beeches, Burnham, Buckinghamshire (woodland scenes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1) Australia House, The Strand, London (Gringott's Bank) Alnwick Castle, Northumberland (Hogwarts exterior)[46] Bodleian Library, Oxford (Hogwarts interiors) Borough Market, London (Diagon Alley) 12 Picket Post Close, Winkfield Row, Bracknell, Berkshire (4 Privet Drive). Christ Church, Oxford (Hogwarts interiors) Claremont Square, near Amwell St., Islington, London Borough of Islington, London. (12 Grimmauld Place. Sirius Black family residence, and location of the Order of the Phoenix). Divinity School, Oxford (Hogwarts hospital wing) Durham Cathedral (Hogwarts interiors) Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland (Viaduct used in the Hogwarts Express scenes) Gloucester Cathedral (Hogwarts corridors) Goathland railway station, Yorkshire (Hogsmeade Station) Great Scotland Yard, (Harry and Mr Weasley enter a phone box in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix enter into the Ministry of Magic) Harrow School, (Professor Flitwick's classroom)[47] King's Cross Station, London (King's Cross interior) Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire (Hogwarts interiors) Leadenhall Market, London (Diagon Alley & Leaky Cauldron) London Zoo (Reptile House)[48] Malham Cove, North Yorkshire (Camping location, atop limestone pavement) Queensway Tunnel (Merseyside), (Chase sequence in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1") Millennium Bridge, London (Death Eater attack at start of Half-Blood Prince) New College, Oxford (Hogwarts cloisters) Freshwater West beach, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Shell Cottage) <ref>[1] Piccadilly Circus, exterior shots where we see Harry, Hermione and Ron rushing through London's West End St Pancras railway station, London (King's Cross exterior). St Paul's Cathedral, London (Spiral staircase in Hogwarts). Saint Cyriac's, Church of England, Church Street, Lacock, Wiltshire, and village of Lacock. (Godric's Hollow Parish Church and Godric's Hollow). Scottish Highlands, Scotland (Outdoor scenes in Prisoner of Azkaban and Half-Blood Prince) Surbiton railway station, South London (Railway and cafe scene at the start of Half-Blood Prince) Virginia Beach, Virginia (stock footage for extras Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets) Virginia Water Lake, Berkshire (Lakeside scenes in Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire and Half-Blood Prince) Westminster Hall (Hogwarts Great Hall ceiling) See also The Shambles icon Book: Harry Potter References Rowling, J. K. "Section: F.A.Q." J. K. Rowling Official Site. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006. Rowling, J. K. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007. 164. Rowling, J. K. (21 July 2007). "Godric's Hollow". 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"Unlike the O.W.L.s, the W.O.M.B.A.T.s consist exclusively of written papers. Therefore W.O.M.B.A.T.s could be sat by Muggles as well as wizards, although the Wizarding Examinations Authority does not believe that any Muggle would have the degree of inner-knowledge required to achieve a pass." —Excerpt from the Grade 3 W.O.M.B.A.T.[src] The Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test (or W.O.M.B.A.T.) is a series of tests administered by the Wizarding Examinations Authority, concerning a variety of subjects. The W.O.M.B.A.T.s, unlike the O.W.L.s or the N.E.W.T.s, consist exclusively of written papers. Therefore W.O.M.B.A.T.s could be sat by Muggles as well as wizards and witches, although the Wizarding Examinations Authority does not believe that any Muggle would have the degree of inner knowledge required to achieve a pass.
The W.O.M.B.A.T.s test whether the sitter is able to exist safely and effectively within the magical world. A W.O.M.B.A.T. usually takes twenty-five minutes to complete, although more advanced levels (such as Grade 3) take more time; thirty-five minutes. The Ministry takes a few days to mark every test, after which an owl delivers the results in the form of a certificate (if it is a passing grade), or a letter (if it is a failing grade).
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First test Wombat The first W.O.M.B.A.T. paper
Questions Part One - Magical Law Which Ministry of Magic department(s) and/or committee(s) would you contact to resolve each of the following dilemmas? (Questions 1-5)
1. Your neighbour is concealing a stash of flying carpets, some of which he is allowing to fly loose around his back garden.
a. Wizengamot b. Department of International Magical Cooperation c. Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office d. Obliviators e. All of the above f. None of the above 2. Your friend C possesses a Muggle Penny Farthing (old bicycle) that has been enchanted to skim an inch above the ground, achieving speeds of over 100mph. C did not personally enchant the Penny Farthing, never rides it and merely wishes to keep it 'for sentimental reasons' as it was her grandmother's.
a. Department of Magical Transport b. Improper Use of Magic Office c. Obliviators d. Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office e. Committee on Experimental Charms f. None of the above 3. Your sixteen year old nephew, D, has hexed his seventeen-year-old sister, E. E has retaliated with a Stunning Spell that missed D and hit a Muggle motorist, who smashed into a lamppost.
a. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes b. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes and Obliviator Squad c. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Obliviator Squad and Improper Use of Magic Office d. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Obliviator Squad, Improper Use of Magic Office and Wizengamot 4. Your Friends wizard A and wizard B are in dispute over which of them owns a field in which Mooncalfs dance periodically. A accuses B of using nightly a Summoning Charm to collect the precious Mooncalf dung which is rightfully A's.
a. Improper Use of Magic Office b. Wizengamot c. Pest Advisory Board d. Improper Use of Magic Office and Wizengamot e. Improper Use of Magic Office and Pest Advisory Board f. Wizengamot and Pest Advisory Board 5. Witch F fed love potion to a Muggle man, who has married her. When you went around with a wedding gift you discovered that she is using him as an occasional table.
a. Auror Office b. Misuse of Magic Office c. Obliviators d. Wizengamot e. All of the above f. None of the above 6. Which of the following should be most SEVERELY punished by the Wizengamot?
a. The injury of three Muggles due to a poorly performed Forgetfulness Charm b. The death of a chicken due to a poorly aimed Bat-Bogey Hex c. The use of the Cruciatus Curse on a shark about to attack a Muggle d. The use of the Imperius Curse on a Muggle mugger 7. Which of the following should receive the LIGHTEST punishment from the Wizengamot?
a. Horns created accidentally on a culprit's mother, caused by broken wand b. Jelly-Legs Jinx performed on threatening Muggle c. Breeding fanged Puffskeins d. Underage witch performs Cleaning Charms in privacy of own home 8. Which of the following does NOT require a Ministry of Magic license?
a. Crup ownership b. Sale of magical artefacts c. House-elf ownership d. Apparition 9. Which of the following wizarding laws, in your view, stands in most urgent need of change?
a. The detection of underage magic in all-magic households (currently impossible) b. The ban on goblin possession of wands (ought to be lifted) c. The re-classification of centaurs and merpeople (ought to take their views into account) d. The guidelines on house-elf welfare (need to be enforced) e. Definitions of 'Muggle-baiting' (needs to be made less stringent) Part Two - Magical Transport 10. Which mode of transportation would you advise for a young mother travelling with one-year-old twins with a low boredom threshold, her grandmother, who suffers from severe motion sickness, and her husband, who has never mastered the three ‘D’s?
a. Apparition b. Broomsticks c. Floo Powder d. Knight Bus e. Portkey 11. Which of the following unorthodox means of transportation is considered the most serious breach of the International Statute of Secrecy?
a. Thestrals b. Abraxan horse-drawn giant carriage c. Hippogriff d. Flying Muggle vehicle (eg. car, motorcycle) e. Underwater ship Which mode(s) of transportation could you use to reach/enter each of the following wizarding institutions?(Questions 12 - 16)
12. Azkaban
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus/Apparition 13. Gringotts
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus/Apparition 14. Hogwarts
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus/Apparition 15. Ministry of Magic
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus/Apparition 16. St Mungo's
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo Powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo Powder/Knight Bus/Apparition Part Three - Everyday Magic 17. Which of the following would, in your opinion, provide the best security for a convention of broomstick salesmen in a large, Firebolt-shaped marquee?
a. Fidelius Charm b. Muggle-Repelling Charm c. Confundus Charm d. Disillusionment Charm e. Unplottable marquee f. Forgetfulness Charm g. Giant three-headed dog 18. Which of the following should not be used in cooking?
a. Alihotsy leaves b. Bubotuber pus c. Daisy roots d. Dragon blood e. Mandrake leaves f. Murtlap tentacles g. Shrake 19. Which of the following would most effectively clean up a spillage of wart cap powder?
a. Deletrius b. Diffindo c. Episkey d. Evanesco e. Scourgify f. Tergeo g. Mrs Scower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover 20. A Doxy bite can be healed most quickly and safely using
a. Bubotuber pus b. Bundimun secretion c. Dittany d. Dr Ubbly's Oblivious Unction e. Murtlap essence f. Reparo g. Skele-Gro h. Spello-tape 21. Which of the following commonly held wizarding beliefs is actually true?
a. If an inanimate object appears to think for itself, Dark Magic has been involved in its creation b. The use of magic in front of a Muggle is prohibited unless the witch or wizard is under threat of personal injury c. Releasing a Portkey before it has arrived will result in death or serious injury. d. 'Finite Incantatem' should be used as a precaution when a Muggle rings the doorbell. e. Bad luck can be prevented by turning three times on the spot and deliberately Splinching one's thumbs. Part Four - The Natural World 22. Which of the following small creatures would you CHOOSE to accompany you on a perilous journey?
a. Augurey b. Crup c. Jarvey d. Kneazle e. Murtlap f. Niffler g. Runespoor 23. Which of the Following is NOT listed as a pest by the Pest Advisory Board?
a. Bundimun b. Chizpurfle c. Doxy d. Gnome e. Horklump f. Knarl g. Pixie 24. A dog acting in a suspiciously un-canine manner is most likely to be
a. An Animagus b. A Boggart c. A Crup (or part Crup) d. A Grim e. Imperiused f. Magically Trained g. A Patronus 25. Which of the following plants has NO curative, restorative or protective properties?
a. Alihotsy shrub b. Belladonna c. Bubotuber d. Snargaluff tree e. Venomous Tentacula f. Wolfsbane g. Whomping Willow Second test Questions Part One - Magical Beings 1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Hags eat small children b. Inferi cannot speak c. Goblins fear sunlight d. There are no female centaurs e. Vampire bites are curable nowadays 2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Ghosts can cause movement of both liquid and gas. b. Freshwater merpeople are less warlike than salt. c. The werewolf's snout is shorter than that of the true wolf. d. There are no male Veela. e. Hags have four toes on each foot. 3. Which of the following are considered MOST dangerous by the Ministry of Magic?
a. Dementors b. Hags c. Inferi d. Vampires e. Werewolves 4. Which of the following are considered AMORTAL (have never died, and can never die) by the Ministry of Magic?
a. Dementors b. Ghosts c. Inferi d. Poltergeists e. Vampires 5. Which (still unresolved) issue do most historians believe triggered the infamous goblin rebellion of 1612?
a. Lack of goblin representation on the Wizengamot? b. Wizard attempts to enslave goblins and use as house-elves? c. Wizard refusal to grant goblins the right to carry a wand? d. Attempt of wizards to regain control of Gringotts bank? e. Series of brutal goblin-slayings by wizard murderer Yardley Platt 6. Which of the following statements on giants is TRUE?
a. Giant clans are matriarchal (females in charge) b. Female giants are usually larger than males c. Giants' eyesight is very poor compared with that of humans d. Giants are nocturnal e. Many giants are cannibals 7. Which of the following statements on house-elves is FALSE?
a. House-elves have an average life-expectancy of 200 years b. A house-elf's allegiance is foremost to its house (rather than to the inhabitants of the house) c. House-elves cannot be ordered to kill themselves d. House-elf magic is sufficiently powerful to override wizards' enchantments e. House-elves breed infrequently and then only with their masters' permission Part Two - Wizarding Current Affairs 8. In a recent Ministry of Magic poll, what was identified as the issue most concerning the wizarding community at the present time?
a. Insufficient information given by the Ministry of Magic regarding the return of Lord Voldemort b. Insufficient action taken by the Ministry of Magic to fight Lord Voldemort c. Inadequate Ministry of Magic resources devoted to the protection of the wizarding community d. Over-reaction of Ministry of Magic to the return of Lord Voldemort, which is the best thing that has happened to the wizarding community in many years 9. According to a recent article in the Daily Prophet, which subject at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has been complained about by parents more than any other (over 100 year period)?
a. Care of Magical Creatures b. Defence Against the Dark Arts c. History of Magic d. Muggle Studies 10. What percentage of wizards and witches believe that Weather-Modifying Charms should be regulated due to their effect upon the environment? (Figures collected by the Committee for Experimental Charms)
a. 3% b. 33% c. 53% d. 93% 11. Which health scare at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries has recently caused widespread panic? (Source: St Mungo's Admissions Department)
a. Suspected brain damage due to the Imperius Curse b. Suspected death due to Thestral sightings c. Spate of suspected werewolf bites d. Uncontrollable bleeding due to 'Nosebleed Nougat' 12. What change would 18% of wizards like to see to the requirements for membership of the Wizengamot? (source: Ministry of Magic poll)
a. Average age lowered from 87 b. Proof of pure-blood status c. Maximum of three years in post d. Goblin representation Part Three - Magical Objects 13. Assuming that you already have a wand, which THREE of the following would you consider indispensable in case of trouble?
a. Anti-Muggle doorknob b. Broomstick c. Cauldron d. Crystal ball e. Extendable Ear f. Floo powder g. Foe-Glass h. Hand of Glory i. Invisibility Cloak j. Lunascope k. Omnioculars l. Parchment m. Pensieve n. Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder o. Potion-making kit p. Quick-Quotes Quill q. Remembrall r. Revealer s. Scales t. Secrecy Sensor u. Sneakoscope v. Telescope w. Time-Turner x. Two-way mirror y. Wizarding Wireless Network Part Four - Muggle Studies 14. Which of the following is the ONLY magical invention whose effect has not yet been duplicated FULLY by Muggle ingenuity?
a. Flying broomstick b. Mrs Scower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover c. Omnioculars d. "Reparo" e. Self-ironing robes 15. Which of the following is the ONLY Muggle invention whose effects cannot be duplicated FULLY by magic?
a. Aeroplane b. Car c. Computer d. Telephone e. Television 16. The following beliefs are all widely held in the wizarding world, but only ONE is actually TRUE. (According to the latest research from the Institute of Muggle Studies) Which is it?
a. Muggle-born witches/wizards are more likely to produce Squib children than those who have one or more wizarding parents. b. Muggle-born witches/wizards usually have a witch or wizard ancestor somewhere in their family tree, though s/he may be generations back. c. Muggle-born witches/wizards are generally less prone to certain magical illnesses than those who have one or more wizarding parent. d. Muggle-born witches/wizards are generally slower to show signs of magic in childhood than those who have one or more wizarding parent. e. Muggle-born witches/wizards have great natural rhythm. 17. Which of the following statements is FALSE? (According to the latest research from the Institute of Muggle Studies)
a. It is possible for a Muggle to produce elementary magic if they have access to a wand and a book of spells. b. It is possible for a Muggle to inadvertently stumble upon magically protected areas such as Diagon Alley and St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. c. It is possible for a Muggle to see and correctly identify magical creatures. d. It is possible for a Muggle to see and yet deny the existence of magical creatures, even without magical intervention. e. It is possible for a Muggle to believe in impossibilities. 18. Muggles are:
a. Ignorant b. In danger c. Inferior to wizards d. Insensitive to their surroundings e. Interesting f. Irritating facts of life Third test Questions Part One - Magical History 1. In your opinion, which of the following contributed MOST to the introduction of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692? Choose ONE.
a. widespread persecution of wizarding children by Muggles b. escalating attempts by Muggles to force witches and wizards to perform magic for Muggle ends c. escalating attempts by Muggles to force witches and wizards to teach them magic d. increasing numbers of witch-burnings e. increasing numbers of Muggles being burned in mistake for witches f. failure of Ministry of Magic Delegation to Muggle King and Queen (William and Mary) begging for protection under Muggle law 2. Which of the following did NOT provoke one of the bloody goblin rebellions of the 17th and 18th centuries? Choose ONE.
a. the allegation by goblin king Ragnuk the First that Godric Gryffindor had stolen his sword b. the pursuit and imprisonment of Ug the Unreliable, who had been peddling Leprechaun gold c. the accidental death of Nagnok, Gringotts Goblin, at the hands of an untrained security troll sent by the Ministry of Magic d. the imprisonment of the notoriously violent Hodrod the Horny-Handed, who had attempted to kill three wizards e. the public ducking in the village pond, by a gang of young wizards, of goblin activist Urg the Unclean f. The Ministry of Magic Decree of 1631, preventing all magical beings other than wizards carrying a wand. 3. Choose the Ministry of Magic decision that, in your estimation, had the MOST DAMAGING effect on present day wizarding life.
a. The creation of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692. b. The defeat of the Appeal Against House-Elf Slavery in 1973. c. The drive into hiding of the surviving giants in the early 1980s. d. The 1865 decision to leave full control of Gringotts in goblin hands. e. The Wand Ban of 1631, which forbade Non-Human Magical Beings to carry wands. 4. In your opinion, which of the same Ministry of Magic decisions have had the BEST effect on present day wizarding life?
a. The creation of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692. b. The defeat of the Appeal Against House-Elf Slavery in 1973. c. The drive into hiding of the surviving giants in the early 1980s. d. The 1865 decision to leave full control of Gringotts in goblin hands. e. The Wand Ban of 1631, which forbade Non-Human Magical Beings to carry wands. 5. Which of the following popular historical theories have now been proven to be TRUE? Choose the correct THREE.
a. The oldest building in Diagon Alley is Gringotts Bank; the other shops grew up around it. b. Towards the end of his life, Salazar Slytherin reconciled with the other Founders of Hogwarts School and returned to the castle to die. c. The Muggle 'War of the Roses' began as a dispute between wizarding neighbours over a Fanged Geranium. d. The second wife of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, was accused by Muggles of being a witch, but was actually a Squib. e. A secret task force of Wizards and Muggles helped the Allies to victory in the Second World War. f. The Forbidden Forest began life as a wood planted and tended by a centaur herd. g. The Great Fire of London in 1666 was not, as Muggles believe, started by a blaze in a bakery in Pudding Lane, but by a young Welsh Green Dragon kept in the basement of the house next door. h. The Sorting Hat of Hogwarts was stolen and substituted by a group of delinquent students in 1325. The whereabouts of the real hat remains unknown. i. Upon his death in battle in 1762, goblin rebel Vargot was discovered to be a renegade house-elf. j. The location and name of Hogwarts were both chosen by Rowena Ravenclaw, who dreamed that a warty hog was leading her to the cliff by the lake. 6. Match the Minister for Magic with the major upheaval of his/her term in office, dates of which are marked.
6-1. Artemisia Lufkin (1798 - 1811) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-2. Grogan Stump (1811 - 1819) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-3. Faris "Spout-Hole" Spavin (1865 - 1903) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-4. Nobby Leach (1962 - 1968) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-5. Millicent Bagnold (1980 - 1990) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-6. Cornelius Fudge (1990 - 1996) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy Part Two - International Wizardry 7. Mark the following statements True or False
7-1. There are witches and wizards living in every country in the world. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-2. Some countries have wizard royal families. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-3. The trade in flying carpets has been banned everywhere except the Far East. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-4.The world's largest Centre for Alchemical Studies is situated in Egypt. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-5. The age at which magic may be performed legally varies from country to country. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-6. Inter-country Apparition has been outlawed due to extreme Splinching. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-7. There is a wizarding school in every country where wizards and witches are found. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-8. Portkeys may be arranged between countries only with the consent of both nations' Ministries of Magic. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-9. It is illegal to send mail-bearing owls across international borders unless the owl has been granted authorisation. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-10. The most persistent offender against the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy is Scotland. a. TRUE b. FALSE Part Three - Magical Theory 8. Which of the following is CORRECT?
a. Food can be conjured out of thin air. b. Any object can be transfigured into food. c. Foodstuffs can be increased, transfigured, summoned from a distance and magically cooked. d. It is impossible to make the inedible edible. e. Food-related charms are some of the simplest forms of magic. 9. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
a. An Animagus is able to perform a kind of Self-Transfiguration. b. An Animagus is able to perform a kind of Self-Charm. c. An Animagus is able to perform a kind of magic that is NEITHER Transfiguration NOR Charm. 10. Which of the following is/are POSSIBLE?
a. Curing a poisoned victim without the correct antidote b. Curing a cursed victim without the correct counter-spell c. Un-transfiguring a person or object without knowing what they were originally d. Transfiguring animals into humans e. All of the above f. None of the above 11. Which of the following is/are IMPOSSIBLE?
a. Transfiguring inanimate objects into animate objects b. Transfiguring animate objects into inanimate objects c. Vanishing inanimate objects d. Vanishing animate objects e. All of the above f. None of the above Part Four - Dark Magic 12. Which TWO of the following policies do you think would best serve the Ministry of Magic in its fight against the Dark Arts?
a. Destroy all Dark Arts spellbooks b. Unforgivable Curses to be taught from year 1 at Hogwarts c. Outlaw sale of all goods that can be used in the Dark Arts d. Automatic life sentences in Azkaban for all convicted of Dark Arts crimes e. Improve Ministry of Magic Public Information Services f. Lift jinx on post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts g. Persuade Boy Who Lived to front anti-Dark Arts publicity campaign 13. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. To become an Inferius, a person must have been murdered by Dark Magic. b. Occlumency can guard against possession. c. Dementors are unknown in tropical climates. d. A curse is stronger than a hex, which is stronger than a jinx. e. If a werewolf mates at the full moon, they will produce a cub rather than a human baby. 14. Which of the following is FALSE?
a. Patronuses vary in strength according to which animal's form they take. b. There is only one documented case of a person surviving the Killing Curse. c. Hags have only rudimentary magic, similar to that observed in trolls. d. No defensive spell exists against the Cruciatus Curse. e. Giants have traditionally allied themselves with the Dark Arts. 15. Match the dangerous being, plant or potion with the spell, substance or object that will conquer it.
15-1. Boggart a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-2. Dementor a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-3. Devil's Snare a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-4. Draught of Living Death a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-5. Imperius Curse a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-6. Inferi a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-7. Werewolf a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 21, 2019 15:26:55 GMT 1
International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy English EDIT SHARE Hand pointing right transparent Warning! At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. As such, spoilers will be present within the article.
The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy (also referred to as the International Code of Wizarding Secrecy[1] and commonly shortened to International Statute of Secrecy[2]) is a law in the wizarding world that was first signed in 1689,[2] then established officially in 1692.[3] The law was laid down by the International Confederation of Wizards to safeguard the wizarding community from Muggles and hide its presence from the world at large.
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History Background "As the witch-hunts grew ever fiercer, wizarding families began to live double lives, using charms of concealment to protect themselves and their families. By the seventeenth century, any witch or wizard who chose to fraternise with Muggles became suspect, even an outcast in his or her own community." —Albus Dumbledore's notes in The Wizard and the Hopping Pot[src] Wendelin the Weird Witch-burnings and wizard persecution by Muggles in general, were a contributing factor in the introduction of the Statute
By the seventeenth century, wizard-Muggle relations were at their worst. Ever since the early fifteenth century, the persecution of witches and wizards gathered pace all over Europe, making many in the wizarding community feel, and justifiably so, that offering to aid their Muggle neighbours with their magic was tantamount to volunteering to fetch the firewood for one's own funeral pyre: many witches and wizards were locked up and sentenced to death on the charge of witchcraft.
While some (such as Lisette de Lapin in 1422) managed to use magic to escape, others like Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington in 1492 were not as lucky and were immediately stripped of their wands. Wizarding families were particularly prone to losing younger family members, whose inability to control their own magic made them noticeable, and vulnerable, to Muggle witch-hunters.[4]
Widespread persecution of wizarding children by Muggles, escalating attempts by Muggles to force witches and wizards to perform magic for Muggle ends and teach them magic, increasing numbers of witch-burnings, including those of Muggles mistakenly burned as witches were the catalysts for some kind of measure to be taken.[5]
In Great Britain, the newly-created Ministry of Magic attempted to liaise with the Muggle British Monarch (then jointly William III and Mary II) via a special Ministry Delegation, begging them for the protection of wizards under Muggle law.[5] The failure of this attempt at official recognition and protection seems to have been the final straw that forced wizardkind to voluntarily move in the opposite direction toward secrecy.
Enactment "Upon the signature of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1689, wizards went into hiding for good. It was natural, perhaps, that they formed their own small communities within a community. Many small villages and hamlets attracted several magical families, who banded together for mutual support and protection." —Bathilda Bagshot, A History of Magic[src] After heated discussions in the Wizengamot (during which Ralston Potter came out as a great champion of the Statute of Secrecy, as opposed to more "militant members" who voiced their desire to declare war on the Muggles),[6] the Statute was first signed in 1689[2] but it was only three years later, in 1692[3] that it was officially established and effectively started to be enforced by every Ministry of Magic.
The Malfoys were a wealthy and influential wizarding family who, notably, fervently opposed the imposition of the Statute. Despite their espousal of pure-blood values and their strong belief in wizards' superiority over Muggles, the Malfoys had always drawn a sharp distinction between poor Muggles and those with wealth and authority; they had historically been associated with high-born Muggle circles, such as royalty (William the Conqueror and Queen Elizabeth I being notable examples) and aristocracy, which, in part, resulted in their vast collection of Muggle treasures and works of art. Their strong opposition of the Statute was, in short, due to the fact that the law would force them to withdraw from this enjoyable sphere of social life.[7]
Once the Statute was passed into law in 1692, however, the Malfoys cut off all ties with Muggle families, as they realised that further opposition would distance them from the new heart of power: the newly created Ministry of Magic. They performed an abrupt volte-face, and became vocally supportive of the Statute, hotly denying that they had ever fraternised with such people, in spite of the ample evidence to the contrary that wizarding historians assert.[7]
Now that Muggle and wizarding societies were alienated, it seemed only natural for wizards to come together and create, as Professor Bathilda Bagshot put it on her A History of Magic, "their own small communities within a community". Several magical families were attracted to small villages and hamlets, where they could start their own communities, for mutual support and protection, alongside more tolerant and sometimes Confunded Muggles. Some of the most celebrated of these half-magical wizard villages of Tinworth in Cornwall, Upper Flagley in Yorkshire, Ottery St Catchpole in Devon, and Godric's Hollow in the West Country date back to then.[2]
Contents The Statute states that each individual Ministry or Council is responsible for hiding the presence of the magical community in their own country. Each Ministry is held responsible for, among other things, the control of magical beasts, curbing public displays of underage magic, and ensuring that magical games and sports are played without risk of discovery.
Clause 73 In 1750, Clause 73 was added to the Statute. The Clause states:
"Each wizarding governing body will be responsible for the concealment, care and control of all magical beasts, beings, and spirits dwelling within its territory's borders. Should any such creature cause harm to, or draw the notice of, the Muggle community, that nation's wizarding governing body will be subject to discipline by the International Confederation of Wizards." —Clause 73, International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy[src] Dress guidelines The Statute also includes dress guidelines for witches and wizards when among Muggles.The Statute states:
"When mingling with Muggles, wizards and witches will adopt an entirely Muggle standard of dress, which will conform as closely as possible to the fashion of the day. Clothing must be appropriate to the climate, the geographical region and the occasion. Nothing self-altering or adjusting is to be worn in front of Muggles." —International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy[src] In spite of these clear instructions, clothing misdemeanours have been one of the most common infractions of the International Statute of Secrecy since its inception.[8]
Sports rules The Statute includes sports guidelines when among Muggles. Wizards and witches are strictly forbidden from taking part in Muggle sports, yet they are allowed to support a Muggle side.[9]
Breaches Breaches of the Statute, such as using magic in front of Muggles for no good reason, are dealt with by the relevant Ministry, with a variety of punishments available to be enforced upon the offender.
Breaches of Clause 73 Clause 73 has been breached repeatedly, with the countries of Scotland and Tibet among the worst offenders. Scotland is home to the world's largest kelpie, which is known to the Muggle world as the Loch Ness Monster, and is the subject of repeated sightings. In Tibet, the number of Yeti sightings has prompted the International Confederation of Wizards to station an International Task Force in the mountains on a permanent basis.
Other breaches of Clause 73 include the Ilfracombe Incident in 1932.
Originally, Isobel McGonagall followed the Statute by concealing her magical heritage from her Muggle husband, Robert McGonagall Snr. However, when their first daughter Minerva was exhibiting magical powers, Isobel was forced to break the Statute and reveal to her husband the existence of the wizarding world. This shows that wizards and witches with Muggle spouses may reveal the magical world under such circumstances. It was for this reason that Minerva refused to marry Dougal McGregor, fearing to bring up her magical heritage.
When the Minister for Magic introduces him- or herself to the Prime Minister, they can use magic as proof of existence of magic, as Cornelius Fudge performed a transfiguration spell in front of the new Prime Minister as an introduction. It is expected that the Muggle Prime Minister will not tell anyone of this, seeing that probably nobody would believe it anyway, and this breach would not be considered against the law.
Breaches of the sports rules The rumoured true goal of the Wizarding Supporters of Scottish Rugby Union was to secretly install a gifted Squib on every Scottish rugby team, thus infringing the express prohibition on wizarding interference in Muggle sports set in the Statute of Secrecy. Jim Hamilton and Kelly Brown are two such suspected Squibs.
It is known that Stuart Hogg is a wizard,[10] something which, even though Muggles remain unaware of it, contravenes the Statute of Secrecy.
Other Breaches In 1790, a North American witch named Dorcus Twelvetrees made a serious breach when she confided secret information to a No-Maj Scourer descendant named Bartholomew Barebone. She told him not only about the existence of MACUSA and the International Confederation of Wizards, but the location of Ilvermorney School. Barebone stole her wand and showed it off to the press, and called for No-Maj persecution of magical folk. Due to his actions, President Emily Rappaport of MACUSA instated "Rappaport's Law" which completely segregated witches and wizards from the No-Maj, and remained the law of the land until repealed in 1965.[11]
When Newt Scamander visited New York City in 1926 and allowed some of his magical beasts to escape, it was considered a serious breach of the Statute. In addition, he allowed a No-Maj, Jacob Kowalski, to view the creatures and even go inside his magic case.[12]
Newt and Tina Goldstein were falsely accused of breaking the Statute of Secrecy by conspiring to unleash a dangerous Obscurus from the suitcase, but they escaped execution in the Death Cell at MACUSA. In reality, there was an Obscurial already in New York who was killing No-Majs and destroying buildings.[13]
Gellert Grindelwald disguised himself as Percival Graves in order to track down the Obscurial who was wreaking havoc on New York in 1926. He wanted to break both the Statute of Secrecy and Rappaport's Law to show the superior power of wizards over the No-Maj.
In 1994, both Durmstrang with their underwater-travelling Ship and Beauxbatons with their Abraxan-pulled carriage broke the law when travelling to Hogwarts for the Tri-Wizard Tournament[14]
On 14 December 2018, a Muggle speed camera captured blurry footage of several out-of-control riderless Nimbus 2000 broomsticks speeding on a motorway in Sydney, Australia. The Statute of Secrecy Task Force was deployed to track the rogue brooms before they were noticed by Muggle authorities.[15]
Criticism During the 20th century, Carlotta Pinkstone famously campaigned for the repeal of the Statute and letting Muggles know about the existence of magic. She was imprisoned several times for breaching the Statute in front of Muggles. In 1926, Gellert Grindelwald criticised the Statue of Secrecy, claiming it was meant to protect Muggles instead of wizardkind.
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 21, 2019 15:30:01 GMT 1
in: International Confederation of Wizards, Magical governments, Ministry of Magic allies International Confederation of Wizards English EDIT SHARE Hand pointing right transparent Warning! At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. As such, spoilers will be present within the article.
International Confederation of Wizards Organisation information Founder(s) Pierre Bonaccord Founded pre 1690s Leader(s) Supreme Mugwump Babajide Akingbade (current) Intentions To unite the magical community across the world Affiliation Magical governments Wizarding schools International Warlock Convention Enemies Gellert Grindelwald Gellert Grindelwald's army Death Eaters [Source] The International Confederation of Wizards is a wizarding intergovernmental organisation, and roughly equivalent to the United Nations in the Muggle world. British seats on the International Confederation of Wizards are probably selected by the Minister for Magic, possibly subject to the approval of the Wizengamot.
The International Confederation of Wizards is headed by a person who holds the title of Supreme Mugwump. The first appointed Supreme Mugwump was Pierre Bonaccord. However his appointment was contested by Warlocks in Liechtenstein, due to his opinions on stopping Troll-hunting and rights for Trolls. Liechtenstein, who had been dealing with several nasty Troll communities at the time refused to attend the first conference, causing trouble for the new institution.[1]
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History The first Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards was Pierre Bonaccord, and their first meeting was held in France and the goblins wanted to go but they weren't allowed, but the magical community of Liechtenstein protested because Bonaccord wanted to ban troll hunting and give rights to trolls. However, a tribe of Mountain Trolls had been causing a lot of trouble in Liechtenstein, so their wizarding community contested Bonaccord's appointment, and refused to join the Confederation as a result.
In 1692, the Confederation instituted the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy to hide the wizarding world from the Muggle world. After weeks of discussion, they decided on how the wizarding world would retreat into hiding, including the covering up of various magical beasts and eliminating them from the Muggle consciousness.
In 1750, the Confederation added Clause 73 to the International Statue of Wizarding Secrecy that detailed each wizarding governing body's responsibilities for concealment and possible disciplinary action for any breaches.[2]
In the eighteenth century, after Dorcus Twelvetrees revealed the locations of the MACUSA headquarters and Ilvermorny to Bartholomew Barebone, a descendant of a Scourer, and almost exposed the wizarding world. MACUSA faced a "humiliating" censure by the International Confederation of Wizards. Rappaport was required to testify before the ICW at a public inquiry, and admitted to them that she could not be certain that all No-Majs exposed to the leaked information had been Obliviated.[3]
1900s MACUSA Fantastic Beasts CC Trailer On 6 December 1926, the wizarding newspaper The New York Ghost, reported that the Confederation called an emergency meeting to address magical disturbances that were risking exposure of the wizarding world. They threatened to send a delegation to the United States of America as they thought the increase in the MACUSA Magical Exposure Threat Level to Severe: Unexplained Activity was related to Gellert Grindelwald.[4]
On 7 December 1926, the wizarding newspaper The New York Ghost, reported that the MACUSA would be working with the Confederation to "crack down on illegal wizards" in New York City.[5]
Several months after Gellert Grindelwald's 1926 arrest and subsequent imprisonment in New York City, the International Confederation of Wizards pressured the Magical Congress of the United States of America to voluntarily extradite Grindelwald to Europe for the numerous crimes he committed in that region.[6]
On 30 May 1927, the wizarding newspaper The New York Ghost reported that the next International Confederation of Wizards Summit was to take place in London and that President Picquery of MACUSA was to receive a "prestige honor" from the Confederation.[7]
On 30 May 1927, the International Confederation of Wizards, working with the Magical Congress of the United States of America, attempted to extradite MACUSA prisoner Gellert Grindelwald via use of a flying high-security carriage from New York to Europe.[8] Several MACUSA Aurors escorted the carriage on broomstick, while additional Aurors along with the ICW's Head of Incarceration Rudolph Spielman guarded inside. The attempt was ultimately sabotaged by MACUSA worker-turned Grindelwald Acolyte, Abernathy, whom in fact managed to switch places with Grindelwald before the extradition. Grindelwald subsequently attacked the transport in the skies of New York, assuming control of the carriage by killing the Aurors and injuring Spielman, whom he threw off the carriage into the New York Bay, escaping with Abernathy into the night.[9]
In 1927, the wizarding newspaper The Daily Prophet reported that the Confederation had "no conclusions yet" over Gellert Grindelwald's escape from custody.[10]
Following the night of large-scale breaches of the International Statute of Secrecy on 31 October 1981, Minister Millicent Bagnold addressed the Confederation of Wizards with the statement "I assert our inalienable right to party", a statement which eventually became infamous.[11]
In the 1986–1987 school year, the Confederation sent a member to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in order to talk about wizarding schools around the world.[12]
Sometime before 1991, Albus Dumbledore was appointed as a representative of the British Ministry of Magic to the International Confederation and became Supreme Mugwump, but was dismissed from his position following the Ministry's denunciation of Voldemort's return in 1995. He was restored as a member after the Ministry's acceptance of Voldemort's return, in 1996, but not as Supreme Mugwump.[citation needed] The International Confederation of Wizards' Conference was held in the summer of 1994.[citation needed]
In 1995, the International Confederation of Wizards was to hold a conference in Hemel Hempstead.[13]
Known members Supreme Mugwump Pierre Bonaccord (France) Cottismore Croyne Sidley Smirk Platter Albus Dumbledore (Great Britain) (pre 1991-1995) Babajide Akingbade (unknown African country) (1995-) Delegates Hector Podmore (Great Britain) (1926) Momolu Wotorson (1926) Ya Zhou (1926) Heinrich Eberstadt (Switzerland) (1926) Unidentified Pakistani (then British Indian) delegate[14] (1926) Unidentified Hungarian delegate[14] (1926) Unidentified Mongolian delegate[14] (1926) Unidentified Russian delegate[14] (1926) Unidentified Thai delegate[14] (1926) Unidentified Irish delegate[14] (1926) Arnold Guzman (United States of America) (1927) Royston Idlewind (Australia) (1971-1974) Albus Dumbledore (Great Britain) (1996-1997) Mentor Metaxas (Greece) (2014) Known employees Rudolph Spielman (Head of Incarceration) (Germany) (1927) Constance Pickering (Statute of Secrecy Task Force) (Great Britain) (2018) Mathilda Grimblehawk (Statute of Secrecy Task Force) (Great Britain) (2018) Possessions Incarceration Carriage (1927) Behind the scenes The Confederation was originally called the "International Federation of Warlocks" in the first edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which means if this was used the organisation would have two names. J. K. Rowling stated that the Confederation is the wizarding equivalent to the United Nations.[15] As such, they have a strong, authoritative presence within all matters of international magical cooperation, as seen by how they have a hand in things like internationally held magical games and sports, keep an eye on the eleven largest wizarding schools through their Educational Office and even have a saying in matters of international magical gatherings, as seen in how a senior attendee of the most recent International Symposium of Animagi addressed the International Confederation of Wizards while complaining about the students from the wizarding school of Uagadou.[citation needed] As a wizarding "equivalent to the United Nations", the International Confederation of Wizards holds a very high level of influence in the wizarding world overall. True, while they are primarily responsible of promoting peace, security, and cooperation and therefore seemingly have no legal authority to undermine the jurisdiction of the wizarding governing body in any given country, there are some evidence that magical governments are indeed, if only partially, answerable to them: One such example is how the International Confederation of Wizards permanently stationed an international task force in the mountains of Tibet in response to the numerous sightings of Yetis by non-magical people, showing that the Confederation has the opportunity to enforce the Statute of Secrecy in countries where the magical government is not up to the task. For example, when a magical government fails to cover up magical incidents for the non-magical community, they may be censured by the International Confederation of Wizards, which even seems to have the power to summon the head of state to the government concerned for a public inquiry, as was the case during the presidency of Emily Rappaport in the late 18th century.[citation needed] To be censured by the International Confederation of Wizards seems to be terribly disgraceful and perceived as a "humiliating" experience by the magical governing body in question, serving as a mark of incompetence in regard to their duty of protecting the magical world by means of concealing it from Muggles and may affect how the perception other magical governments have of them. The fact that President Seraphina Picquery, who was known to be a 'formidable witch that few would be happy to cross', felt threatened by the Confederation sending a delegation and British Minister for Magic Damocles Rowle actually was forced to step down shortly after being censured for his anti-Muggle sentiments speaks for how much influence they have.[citation needed] As a result, the Confederation appears to have considerably more actual power than the real-world UN, which is fairly often rendered rather ineffectual by various veto provisions and the general lack of a direct mandate to interfere with sovereign governments. While such a mandate is, for complex reasons, near-impossible to establish in the real world (even assuming it were considered universally beneficial, itself a problematic matter), in the Wizarding World the Confederation's heightened influence may stem from the overriding need to maintain the Statute of Secrecy: As, in the era of Muggle mass communication, the Statute is only effective if upheld globally, this creates a strong impetus for not just international cooperation, but also coordination and enforcement, over and above the level seen in the real world. The Confederation appears to be the body responsible for upholding the Statute; hence, its apparent power.[citation needed] While the real-world UN oversees a number of similar global initiatives and covenants, the Wizarding World faces an overwhelming, worldwide challenge in the potential for exposure to, and the attendant high risk of subsequent war with, Muggles. There is no direct equivalent in the real world, but perhaps the closest is nuclear weapons oversight, in terms of the severity of the threat in the case of a failure to manage the technology. It is usually the case that UN resolutions relating to nuclear weapons are significantly more stringently and effectively enforced (or rather, a majority of members willing to do so is more easily assembled) than other types of resolutions, e.g. those relating to economic matters, the environment, or the settlement of border disputes. Thus, the International Confederation of Wizards could be seen as operating in the equivalent of a permanent nuclear weapons crisis; the situation precipitated by the events of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would then be a high point similar to e.g. the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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"Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, If you've a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind." —The Sorting Hat[src] Ravenclaw is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Its founder was the medieval witch Rowena Ravenclaw. Members of this house are characterised by their wit, learning, and wisdom. The emblematic animal symbol is an eagle, and blue and bronze are its colours.[4] The Head of Ravenclaw is Filius Flitwick and the house ghost is the Grey Lady, otherwise known as the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, Helena Ravenclaw.[5]
Ravenclaw corresponds roughly to the element of air[6], and it is for that reason that the House colours were chosen; blue and bronze represent the sky and eagle feathers respectively, both having much to do with air.[7] The Ravenclaw points hourglass contains blue sapphires.
Contents[show] Traits "Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure." —Rowena Ravenclaw[src] PR 007 007-e1313269741697 Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw House prizes learning, wisdom, wit, and intellect in its members.[4] Thus, many Ravenclaws tend to be academically motivated and talented students. They also pride themselves in being original in their ideas, and methods. It's not unusual to find Ravenclaw students practising especially different types of magic that other houses might shun. Hermione Granger, an extremely intelligent witch and the top student in her year, was sorted into Gryffindor, though she admitted that the Sorting Hat had seriously considered placing her in Ravenclaw.[8]
Often hard-working and diligent, as often is the case with intellectuals with a predisposition for academics, some of the pupils sorted under the blue-bronzed eagle are known to be inclined to dismiss certain social expectation for the sake of satisfying their own intellectual curiosity. Some of these eventually also ended up being not only accepted, but even celebrated, in spite of being initially subjected to scorn for their various oddities. Luna Lovegood, for example, was one such student: Eccentric to put it at its mildest, she was a Ravenclaw student who initially was bullied for her open defiance of conventionality, but ultimately became a celebrated wizarding naturalist and renowned for her participation in the legendary Battle of Hogwarts and past membership in Dumbledore's Army. Another example would be Professor Filius Flitwick, a half-goblin who might have faced scorn for his short stature earlier in life but went on to become a renowned Duelling Champion, and subsequently one of the finest and most knowledgable Charms Masters in the entirety of the wizarding world during his employment at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (The best, according to some of his students).
Ravenclaws tend to be curious about the world and pay attention to the world around them. Ravenclaws are known to be logical and rational. In addition, Ravenclaw students tend to have abilities regarding Memory. Garrick Ollivander for example possessed an eidetic memory and can remember every wand he has sold, and Gilderoy Lockhart had an exceptional talent in the Memory Charm.
Even so, not all Ravenclaws were motivated by academic prowess. Examples of such individuals included Gilderoy Lockhart and Cho Chang, both of whom sought to use the good name and renown of their house, the inherent expectations of certain academic prowess that comes with being sorted into it as well as the often somewhat natural ability of its members to gain popularity among their peers, which particularly was the case of the former, proving true the fact that a good student did not necessarily make a good witch or wizard.
Reputation "I got into big trouble during my third year for duelling a Ravenclaw prefect who insisted that Bridget Wenlock had come from his house, not mine." —A Hufflepuff with an intelligent witch in their house[src] Eagle Ravenclaw's symbol
According to Slytherin prefect Gemma Farley, Ravenclaws are so competitive when it comes to academic success that they are known to back stab each other, and likely other students, in order to get top marks. While Hufflepuff prefect Gabriel Truman noted that they are so proud of the success of famous members, such as Laverne de Montmorency, that they claim any intelligent wizard as a member of Ravenclaw House, such as Bridget Wenlock, who was, in fact a Hufflepuff. Some Ravenclaws, such as Uric the Oddball, Xenophilius Lovegood, and his daughter Luna Lovegood are also noted to have a propensity towards eccentricity.
Grey Lady1 House ghost, The Grey Lady
Ravenclaw House appears to have little rivalry with the other houses, except in Quidditch. Harry Potter believed that they tended to side with Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin, as did Hufflepuff house. However, during the 1994 Triwizard Tournament, most Ravenclaws supported Hufflepuff Champion Cedric Diggory over Harry.[9] They believed that Harry had in fact cheated his way into being a champion and that the true Hogwarts champion was Cedric. Many Ravenclaws (such as Cho Chang) joined Dumbledore's Army and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts along with Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs. They rose at almost the exact moment as the Hufflepuffs and turned their wands upon Pansy Parkinson and Slytherin House in Harry Potter's defence, when the former wished to hand Harry over to Lord Voldemort and his army of Death Eaters.
Within the house, though, they’re well-known for being welcoming and encouraging of creativity, eccentricity and individuality and being very accepting.
Common Room Knocker: "Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?" Luna Lovegood: "I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning." Knocker: "Well reasoned." — Luna solving a riddle to enter Ravenclaw tower[src] Ravenclaw common room Ravenclaw common room
The Ravenclaw common room is in one of the castle's towers and is wide and circular. You have to climb a tight spiral staircase to get there. It has graceful arched windows, and the walls are hung with blue and bronze silks. The domed ceiling is painted with stars, which are echoed in the midnight-blue carpet. Tables, chairs, and bookcases cover the expanse of the floor, and a white-marble statue of Rowena Ravenclaw sits next to the door that leads to the dormitories above. Harry Potter entered the common room in 1998 while searching for clues to the location of one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
Unlike the other common rooms in the school, a logical riddle given by a bronze eagle-shaped knocker must be answered to enter.[5] This could prove troublesome as anyone with enough intellect could intrude into the dormitory, as is shown in 1998 where Professor McGonagall had no trouble entering by answering the riddle correctly (though she was a "hatstall" between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw). On the other hand, a particularly poorly-phrased riddle might bemuse a particular student, blocking them from entering and forcing them to sleep outside. However, Hermione stated in her first year when figuring out the complicated riddle, beneath the trapdoor, that most wizards and witches do not have much sense of logic, which might be something that Ravenclaw noticed herself and decided to use clever riddles instead of passwords, as they are safer than some words.
Head of House Founders ravenclaw Rowena Ravenclaw (10th century) Profileflit Filius Flitwick
Add a photo to this gallery The head of house before and during Harry Potter's time was Filius Flitwick. It is unknown when he became head of house, but it is known that he was teaching Charms in 1971. It is unknown whom he succeeded.
Known Ravenclaws Name Period Attending Hogwarts Notes Helena Ravenclaw [10]
Founders' time Jealous daughter of the house founder, who stole her mother’s diadem during her school years, and hid it in an Albanian forest, but was tracked down and killed by a baron whose repeated propasals she rejected.[11] Later became the house ghost. Uric the Oddball [3]
Medieval era habits, such as wearing a jellyfish as a hat and sleeping in a room with fifty pet Augureys. Ignatia Wildsmith [3]
c. 1238 - 1245 Inventor of Floo Powder. Laverne de Montmorency [3]
c. 1834 - 1841 Inventor of the several Love Potions. Basil Fronsac Mid-19th century (most likely) Was Headmaster sometime prior to Armando Dippet Perpetua Fancourt [3]
c. 1911 - 1918 Inventor of the lunascope. Myrtle Warren [12]
c. 1940 - 1943 Was killed by Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk and is now a ghost that haunts the Second-floor girls' lavatory. Millicent Bagnold Unknown Minister for Magic from 1980 - 1990. Filius Flitwick Charms Master and Head of Ravenclaw House. Xenophilius Lovegood Editor of The Quibbler. Luna's father. Lorcan McLaird Minister for Magic from 1923 - 1925. Garrick Ollivander Talented and famous wandmaker. Sybill Trelawney Divination teacher in Hogwarts since 1981. Prophesized the birth of the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord. Quirinus Quirrell [13]
1960s or 1970s (possibly) Muggle Studies professor, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor during the 1991-1992 school year, and host to Lord Voldemort's disembodied soul. Olivia Green 1970s - 1980s Friend of Jacob. Gilderoy Lockhart [14]
1975 - 1982 Later became a celebrity author and adventurer (until being exposed as a fraud), Disgraced Winner of the Order of Merlin (First Class) for his alleged work, and Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts of Hogwarts during the 1992-1993 school year. Now a danger to himself at St Mungo's after a Memory Charm backfired. Chester Davies 1980 - 1987 Prefect, member of the Frog Choir. Joined the Improper Use of Magic Office Brennan Doyle 1983 - 1990 Keeper of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team Badeea Ali 1984 - 1991 Interested in the portraits around Hogwarts. Andre Egwu Keeper of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Tulip Karasu Rebellious student. Talbott Winger An Animagus. Eliza 1985 - 1992 Once lost her Potions notes. Robert Hilliard 1980s and 1990s A Prefect. Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker Seeker of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Penelope Clearwater 1987 - 1994 Prefect. Dated Percy in 1992. Roger Davies 1989 - 1996 Chaser and Captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team from 1993 to 1995. Marcus Belby 1990 - 1997 Member of the Slug Club. Eddie Carmichael Claimed to have achieved nine "Outstandings" in his O.W.L. exams. Cho Chang Seeker for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team from at least 1993 to 1997; member of Dumbledore's Army. Harry Potter's love interest in fifth year. Marietta Edgecombe Member of Dumbledore's Army, but betrayed them to Dolores Umbridge. Terry Boot 1991 - 1998 Member of Dumbledore's Army. Mandy Brocklehurst Ravenclaw student. Michael Corner Member of Dumbledore's Army. Dated Ginny and later Cho. Anthony Goldstein Prefect. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Sue Li Ravenclaw student. Isobel MacDougal Padma Patil Prefect. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Parvati's twin sister. Lisa Turpin Ravenclaw student. Amanda Ravenclaw student. May be Mandy Brocklehurst. Boy who kept a bezoar in his pocket Commented on Snape's unpleasant demeanour. Kept a bezoar in his pocket. Luna Lovegood 1992 - 1999 Member of Dumbledore's Army and close friend of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom and Ginny Weasley. Eventually married Rolf Scamander and became a Magizoologist. Unidentified Ravenclaw 4th years A few students in the same year. Stewart Ackerley 1994 - 2001 Ravenclaw student. Orla Quirke Unidentified Ravenclaw prefect (II) 1980s Prefect. Unidentified Ravenclaw prefect 1980s - 1990s Prefect. Roland Abberley 1990s Owned a pair of dragon-hide gloves. Jatin Agarkar Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Dennis Aldermaston Usually spent time at the library. Scott Ancrum Student who did not excel in studies. Yutaka Amano Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Becky Arncliffe Arjuna Balaji Yvonne Bampton Ethan Bexley Possessed a rare Chudley Cannons card. Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year. Trevor Birch Duelling Club member. Sheila Brooks Exchanged a Skiving Snackbox for six Stink Pellets with Harry. Randolph Burrow Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Hortense Cooper Ravenclaw student. Loretta Cornhill Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Daisy Corran Exchanged a few items with Harry. Helen Dawlish Duelling Club member. Nanette Desford Usually spent time by the Clock Tower. Played Exploding Snap. Shruti Dev Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Ananyo Dhillon Nathaniel Douglas Felicity Eastchurch Hid Luna's handbag as a prank. Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year. Harriet Ellesmere Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Hilary Erskine Margaret Ettington S. Fawcett Duelling Club member. Attempted to put her name in the Triwizard Tournament by using an Ageing Potion. Attended the Yule Ball with Stebbins. Marcus Fenwick Head of Gobstones Club. Patrick Fincher Played informal Quidditch matches. Miranda Flockton Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Cordelia Gifford Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year. Maria Glossop Usually spent time by the Clock Tower. Austin Guthrie Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Noel Harwich Declan Haworth Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year. Christopher Hemsley Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Susanna Hesleden Fan of Gilderoy Lockhart. Sanford Humberston Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Marcus Hitchin Used Skiving Snackboxes. Duelled with Slughorn and ended up in the Hospital Wing. Jason Huntingdon Stole a pair of Luna's Spectrespecs. Usually spent time in the Great Hall and at the Viaduct Entrance. Shoma Ichikawa Member of Duelling Club. Duncan Inglebee Beater on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Nola Johnston Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 school year. Tomoko Kajiwara Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Andrea Kegworth Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 school year. Sarah Kempston Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Joan Kerridge Danny Kershaw Ashok Khanna Humphrey Kilburn Noreen Kirkby Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 school year. Biko Kisawahi Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Mark Latchingdon Toby Lennox Played informal Quidditch matches. Roberta Lutterworth Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Hugo Mattingley Usually spent time in the Transfiguration Courtyard. Duelled with Slughorn and ended up in the Hospital Wing. Sterling McCubbin Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Godfrey Midhurst Elizabeth Mkapa Phillip Montgomery Takashi Noda Banga O'Deluga Usually spent time in the Great Hall. Enjoyed playing Gobstones. Grant Page Keeper on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Sherwood Partington Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Swati Pevekar Amina Qureshi Asma Rahman Latisha Randle Stole a pair of Luna's shoes as a prank. Yolanda Reedham Usually spent time in the Transfiguration Classroom. Maisy Reynolds Present during the evacuation of Hogwarts. Hemani Roshan Exchanged powdered moonstone for two chess pieces with Harry. Ophelia Rushden Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Jason Samuels Beater on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Omar Shaw Fond of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Alannis Shepley Played informal Quidditch matches. Kim Sheringham Stole Luna's silver dress. Arman Shettigar Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year. Justin Steele Guarded the entrance to Slughorn's compartment on the Hogwarts Express. Hazel Stickney Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Geoffrey Stradbroke Arnold Streeton Jeremy Stretton Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Lewis Thorverton Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Sachin Tripathy Miyuki Tsuji Marcus Turner Prefect in the 1993 - 1994 school year. Gerald Vickers Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year. Gerard Willerby Aron Woodbridge Nigel Wroxton Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year. Alannis Captain of the Ravenclaw Duelling Club. Andrew Member of the Ravenclaw Duelling Club. Bradley Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Chambers Raymond Student whose kitten once fell in a well. Rebecca Duelling Club member. Music classroom monitor Classroom monitor in music class. Ravenclaw Wizard Duelling Champion Duelling champion. Ravenclaw Wizard's Chess champion
Wizard's Chess champion. Secret student sweetshop manager
Ran a secret student sweetshop behind a bookcase in the Great Foyer. Unidentified Dumbledore's Army male Ravenclaw member 1997-1998 (II)
Member of Dumbledore's Army. Unidentified Ravenclaw boy during the Battle of Hogwarts
Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts. Unidentified Hogwarts Ravenclaw boy who carried a body during the Battle of Hogwarts
Unidentified Ravenclaw black girl during the Battle of Hogwarts
Unidentified Ravenclaw boy at Hogwarts Ravenclaw student. Unidentified Ravenclaw boy (II) Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts. Unidentified Ravenclaw boy (III) Unidentified Ravenclaw Girl during the Battle of Hogwarts
Member of Dumbledore's Army. Unidentified Ravenclaw student asked to the Yule Ball by a Durmstrang student
Asked to the Yule Ball by a Durmstrang student during the Triwizard Tournament. Unidentified Ravenclaw Substitute Seeker Substitute Seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Unidentified Ravenclaw boy 1997 - 2004 Prodded Alecto Carrow into Ravenclaw Tower, hoping that she had died. Behind the scenes House Cup The Great Hall with the Ravenclaw banners raised
In the books, Ravenclaw colours are blue and bronze; however, in the films they were changed to blue and silver. Likewise, Ravenclaw's symbol is an eagle in the books and a raven in the films (though in the last film an eagle does appear as the Ravenclaw mascot). Eagles are a symbol for a broader vision and strength of mind and heart. It is revealed in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that the Sorting Hat had originally considered putting Hermione Granger in Ravenclaw, due to her intelligence, but ultimately decided on Gryffindor. Basil Fronsac was likely a Ravenclaw. Gilderoy Lockhart was a Ravenclaw. This can be seen on his Quidditch robes from a picture of his past while at Hogwarts, and was later confirmed by J. K. Rowling on Pottermore. In the Romanian version, the Ravenclaw house is changed to "Ochi-de-șoim", literally "Eye-of-Hawk", possibly because ravens are better known as signs of death or danger, and the members of the house have a broader way of thinking, being smart and witty, thus the name of the house. In the original Italian edition of first three books, the Ravenclaw's house name was changed in Pecoranera (black sheep). Subsequently, the name was Screenshot 883 changed in Corvonero (Black crow or Black raven). In the Brazilian version, the Ravenclaw house is changed to "Corvinal". As the word "raven" means "corvo" in Portuguese. In the French version, Ravenclaw house is changed to "Serdaigle" which means in English "Eagle's claw". The Ravenclaw Common Room does not appear in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, but it is still possible to glimpse the stairwell inside the Tower. The Common Room's door can also be glimpsed. This is the same for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7. Minerva McGonagall was a hatstall, having approximately equal Ravenclaw and Gryffindor traits; the Hat finally Sorted her into Gryffindor. Hermione Granger was also considered being Sorted into Ravenclaw but Gryffindor was chosen once again. Filius Flitwick was in the same situation at the time of his Sorting, but in his case the Hat decided on Ravenclaw instead of Gryffindor. Ravenclaw is the only House from which no head students have been named. Isolt Sayre, founder of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, wanted to be a Ravenclaw as a child, but never got to attend Hogwarts. Her choice of blue as a colour for the Ilvermorny school uniform was inspired by Ravenclaw. No Ravenclaw student Sortings are shown in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Pottermore House Cup Ravenclaw came third for the first house cup with 71,815,917 house points. Ravenclaw came fourth for the second house cup with 45,455,773 points. Ravenclaw came second for the third house cup with 26,916,194 points. Ravenclaw came fourth for the fourth house cup with 24,567,337 points. Ravenclaw won the fifth house cup with 28,048,578 points. Ravenclaw won the sixth house cup with 32,377,299 points, becoming the only House to win the House Cup consecutively. Ravenclaw came third for the seventh and eighth house cups with 49,775,819 and 23,712,525 points
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GSnitch Filius Flitwick Biographical information Born 17 October[1][2] 1958 or earlier[3] Great Britain or Ireland[4] Blood status Part-Goblin[5] Nationality British Title(s) Professor Doctor[6] Charms Master Maestro Head of Ravenclaw[7] Duelling Champion[8] (formerly) Physical information Species Human (goblin ancestry) Gender Male Hair colour White Skin colour Light Relationship information Family members Goblin ancestor Magical characteristics Boggart Lord Voldemort[9] Wand Unknown length, wood and core Patronus Non-corporeal[9][10] Affiliation Occupation Charms Master at Hogwarts (pre 1975-?) Head of Ravenclaw House at Hogwarts (pre 1984-?) Conductor of the Frog Choir at Hogwarts (pre 1987-?) House Ravenclaw Loyalty Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Ravenclaw Frog Choir Flitwick family Order of the Phoenix (during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts Dumbledore's Army (during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts [Source] "Speaking of eccentrics, you'll like our Head of house, Professor Filius Flitwick. People often underestimate him, because he's really tiny (we think he's part elf, but we've never been rude enough to ask) and he's got a squeaky voice, but he's the best and most knowledgeable Charms master alive in the world today. His office door is always open to any Ravenclaw with a problem, and if you're in a real state he'll get out these delicious little cupcakes he keeps in a tin in his desk drawer and make them do a little dance for you. In fact, it's worth pretending you're in a real state just to see them jive." —Description of Professor Flitwick[src] Professor Filius Flitwick (b. 17 October[1] 1958 or earlier[3]) was a British Half-goblin wizard[11] who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Ravenclaw House,[12] being an intelligent young man and a model student.[13] Some time after his graduation, Flitwick returned to Hogwarts and became the Charms Master, as well as the Head of Ravenclaw House.[7] During the First and Second Wizarding Wars, Flitwick opposed Lord Voldemort. In 1995, he also opposed Dolores Umbridge, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, and, in 1997, fought at the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, after which he attended the Funeral of Albus Dumbledore. He also protected the students from the Carrows in the 1997-1998 school year. On 2 May 1998, he partook in the Battle of Hogwarts and defeated many Death Eaters. He survived the war, and likely continued to teach Charms at Hogwarts to future generations of students. Contents[show] Biography Early life "Dumbledore and Flitwick, those model students..." —A brief description of Flitwick's time at Hogwarts[src] Filius Flitwick was born somewhere in the British Isles into a wizarding family with the distant descent of a goblin, which accounted for his short stature. Prejudged and foredoomed from an early age because of his ancestral connection to a different breed of being that was both regarded and treated as second-class citizens by much of the wizarding community, by the time young Filius began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he was already used to being judged by strangers. Brave in the face of adversity, however, whilst Flitwick once admitted to having been subjected to scrutiny from those around him from the minute he set his foot inside the castle[14], the future professor carried his burden remarkably well: Wise beyond his years and rather thick-skinned, he eventually came to regard those who judged him as ignorant rather than malevolent, reasoning that most people simply want those around them to be simple so that they would be easier to understand, as opposed to simply acknowledge the fact that people are complex. In this, he indirectly proved himself to be correct: During his sorting ceremony, when the Sorting Hat wavered between putting him in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor before it ultimately chose the former, though, as the decision took less than five minutes, Flitwick was not a true Hatstall.[15] At some point, he asked the Grey Lady about the whereabouts of Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, which was rumoured to grant the wearer wisdom. However, she denied revealing the information. To his unknowing that she had already revealed it to a teenage Tom Riddle in the 1940s and later went on to tell Harry Potter in 1998 during the Battle of Hogwarts. It was also mentioned that Flitwick, being a model student with nothing to hide, never entered or used the Room of Hidden Things in the Room of Requirement. It is likely that he achieved a high graded O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. in Charms, as later in his life he went on to teach this subject for over thirty years. He also may have taken exams in Defence Against the Dark Arts, as he became a Master Duellist sometime after leaving the school. Duelling Champion "Flitwick was a duelling champion when he was young..." —Flitwick's impressive duelling skills[src] After completing his Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests in his seventh year, Flitwick graduated from Hogwarts and then proceeded to become a Master Duellist and earned the title of "Duelling Champion" at some point,[8] and has a shelf full of trophies to prove it.[16] It is also likely Flitwick studied further into magic, becoming an accomplished wizard, masterful in spells, charms, and defensive magic, and even possibly earning the title of "Doctor", and becoming a fully-fledged and educated sorcerer before beginning his teaching career back at Hogwarts sometime in or before the early 1970s.[17] Career at Hogwarts (pre 1971-1995) Early years "Never forget Wizard Baruffio, who said 's' instead of 'f' and found himself on the floor with a buffalo on his chest." —Professor Flitwick using rhymes to teach[src] Harry-potter1-hooch Flitwick at the Start-of-Term Feast next to Madam Hooch Now back at his old school, Professor Flitwick took up the post of Charms Master. His classroom was Classroom 2E, which was located in the Charms Corridor, on the third floor of the Training Grounds Tower. Whilst to some degree still scrutinised for his short stature, he proved a gifted educator whom the students came to greatly respect, even if his teaching style was regarded as more "laid-back" than that of some other teachers at Hogwarts, such as Minerva McGonagall or Severus Snape. He, unlike them, allowed his students to play games during the lessons before the Christmas holidays, but he was not a bad teacher as Fred Weasley commented that he "couldn't see old Flitwick getting marked down and he usually gets everyone through their exams alright". He did not hand out many detentions or deduct points often, even for lateness. He also got along rather well with his colleagues, and came to learn that the circumstance of his sorting occurred to Minerva McGonagall as well, which the two professors found amusing. This was because, had the Sorting Hat chosen Gryffindor for Filius and Ravenclaw for Minerva, they may have exchanged positions as Heads of House. Known for his rich sense of humour, Filius was always fair with his students, even those who are not in Ravenclaw. Due to his heritage and the judgement he sometimes experienced because of it, Flitwick did not discriminate against those of different backgrounds and was inclined to allow people the benefit of the doubt. He also encouraged students to experiment with their own magic and did not generally give detentions for slack work; instead he preferred to give students homework so they could catch up. The only punishment he did give was lines, such as when Seamus Finnigan accidentally knocked him off of his stack of books by letting go of his wand in the air. First Wizarding War and aftermath "Quills down, please! That means you too, Stebbins! Please remain seated while I collect your parchment! Accio!" —Professor Flitwick overseeing the DADA O.W.L.[src] Charms class in 1991 Flitwick teaching a Charms lesson Flitwick lived through the First Wizarding War that raged during the 1970s, during which he was teaching at Hogwarts. In 1971, Flitwick taught charms to: Lily Evans, Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Severus Snape. He also taught many others during this time as well. In 1976, Flitwick administered the Theory of Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L. He walked between the hundreds of small desks in the Great Hall during the exam and, once their time was up, ordered the students to put down their quills, but had to tell a pupil named Stebbins twice before they put their down. Flitwick then used a Summoning Charm to collect in the papers, but was knocked over onto the floor when the hundred scrolls of parchments zoomed into his outstretched arms.[18] During the war, one of his most gifted and rebellious students, a young man by the name of Jacob began searching for five fabled rooms concealed in the school alleged by myths and rumours to be housing ancient treasure, and began breaking all sorts of school rules and endangering his fellow pupils to prove their existence, resulting in his expulsion. Prior to Jacob's departure from the school, Professor Flitwick, like the rest of the faculty, had to protect his charges from various powerful curses that were unleashed upon the school due to Jacob's meddling.[16] At the end of the war, his former students Lily and James Potter were murdered, while protecting their infant son. Despite these dark times (or perhaps because of them) Flitwick continued to teach at the school. Mystery of the Cursed Vaults During the 1980s, Professor Flitwick taught a younger sibling of the aforementioned former pupil, who was met with a lot of whispers of their brother's misdemeanours and sudden disappearance shortly after he was sent away from Hogwarts. Accustomed to be judged by strangers, Professor Flitwick was sympathetic with their situation, and admittedly worried about how their peers would treat them. He even agreed to teach them the Disarming Charm to teach them how to defend themselves against bullies, granted they agreed to only use it defensively.[16] The following school year, Jacob's siblings asked him, prior to a lesson, if the spell in question, the Shrinking Charm, was safe to use on sentient beings. Flitwick was suspicious and asked him if he was up to something, and sternly forbade he ever use it on another living creature.[19] Protecting the Philosopher's Stone "Professor Flitwick... took the register, and when he reached Harry's name he gave an excited squeak and toppled out of sight." —Harry Potter's first Charms lesson[src] Filius teaching Flitwick teaching a Charms lesson on the Levitation Charm Professor Flitwick, now in his elderly years, was still teaching at Hogwarts during the 1991–1992 school year. Just before the start of the new school year, Albus Dumbledore trusted him to contribute to the defences of the Philosopher's Stone Chambers. Flitwick, being the Charms Master, enchanted a considerable amount of Winged Keys to fly through the air.[20] At the start of his first lesson of the school year, he took the register and, upon seeing Harry Potter's name on his register, squeaked excitedly and fell off of his stack of books.[21] Also, Flitwick was very impressed when Minerva McGonagall, his long-time friend and fellow colleague, told him that she was giving a Nimbus 2000 to Harry after being chosen to play as the Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.[22] Charms first year wingardium leviosa Flitwick teaching the Levitation Charm Professor Flitwick did not allow his first year class to actually perform any magic until Hallowe'en, and, after some coaching, he gave each of his pupils a feather which they were to levitate using the Levitation Charm; Wingardium Leviosa. The class had been anxious to try this since Flitwick used the charm on Neville Longbottom's toad, Trevor. Hermione Granger, who was paired with Ronald Weasley, performed the spell perfectly and Professor Flitwick happily announced her success to the class.[23] PDVD flitwick Flitwick at a Quidditch Match Professor Flitwick also attended the first Quidditch match of the season; Gryffindor vs. Slytherin. He sat high up in the stands near Severus Snape and Quirinus Quirrell. He looked extremely shocked and worried when Harry seemingly lost control of his broom, as well as when Snape's cloak caught fire, but applauded merrily when Harry regained control and caught the Snitch.[24] On Christmas Eve, Professors Flitwick and McGonagall were in charge of decorating the Great Hall. Flitwick used a charm, possibly Baubillious, to create golden bubbles to adorn the Christmas trees' branches. He also used live fairies to decorate, which he was rather fond of doing. The hall was noted to look absolutely spectacular. He also attended the Feast on Christmas Day and pulled a cracker with Professor Dumbledore. The Headmaster exchanged his pointed wizard hat for a flowery bonnet and Flitwick read a joke to him, which made him chuckle merrily.[25] Flitwick at feast Flitwick attending the feast in the Great Hall As the first year exams approached, Professor Flitwick set the first years homework to learn various spells and charms off by heart. When it finally was time for the tests, Flitwick called his students one-by-one into his classroom and asked them to make a pineapple tap-dance across his desk. He presumably also set theoretical papers, which were to be completed in a swelteringly hot classroom. Once the exams were over, Hermione Granger visited Flitwick in the staffroom, saying that she was worried that she got a question wrong in the theory test. He, unable to help himself, told her in confidentiality that she had gotten one hundred and twelve percent.[20] He also attended the End-of-Term Feast during which Gryffindor won the House cup breaking Slytherin's seven year winning streak.[26] Re-opening of the Chamber of Secrets "The heir of Slytherin left another message. Right underneath the first one. Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever. [Professor Flitwick bursts into tears] " —Flitwick being informed of Ginny Weasley's kidnapping[src] Professor Flitwick continued to teach during the 1992–1993 school year. During a Charms class, Ron Weasley's wand flew out of his hand and hit Flitwick squarely in between his eyes, leaving a great green boil there, which he presumably vanished.[27] He also set a piece of homework for his second years to do, which involved using The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2. One of the first lessons that Professor Flitwick taught during the first term was revising the Levitation Charm. He also taught the second years the Skurge Charm, which cleans away Ectoplasm, and the Fire-Making Spell.[28] Writing on wall "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir... beware" Later on in the year, Mrs Norris, Argus Filch's cat, was found Petrified on the first floor. Professor Flitwick was amongst the crowd of students and teachers who saw her there, hanging from one of the torches.[27] Not long after, Colin Creevey, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and Gryffindor House Ghost Nearly Headless Nick, were also petrified. Professor Flitwick and the rest of the staff arrived at the scene shortly after the discovery and he, assisted by Professor Aurora Sinistra of the Astronomy department, took Justin to Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing for treatment.[29] Harry-potter2-teachers in hallway The professors moments after Ginny Weasley was kidnapped by the monster Near the end of the year, Professor Flitwick, along with the rest of the staff, were called to the staffroom by Professor McGonagall. McGonagall told them that Slytherin's Monster had kidnapped a student and taken them to the Chamber of Secrets. Flitwick immediately let out a squeal. McGonagall told them that the Heir of Slytherin had left another message right under the first, which read; Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever. Flitwick burst into tears at hearing the news. It had, in fact, been Ginny Weasley, one of Flitwick's students, and, when Lockhart entered the room, the whole staff turned against him. While all the teachers told him his comments of knowing what was in the Chamber and so forth, Flitwick piped in and said that he had told that he was quite sure he knew what was inside it.[30] The next day, Professor Flitwick was to send his Ravenclaws home on the Hogwarts Express. However, Harry Potter had slain the monster, sealed the Chamber and saved Ginny, so Hogwarts remained open. Instead, Flitwick attended the End-of-Term Feast and applauded happily when Rubeus Hagrid returned from Azkaban, being wrongfully sent there on suspicion of the Chamber openings.[31] Had the Chamber of Secrets not been opened during the year, Professor Flitwick would have had to administer the Second Year Exams. However, at the End-of-Term Feast, Professor Dumbledore cancelled all examinations as a special school treat.[31] Sirius Black's escape "Ah, Miss Granger, would you be so kind as to bring both Mr Potter and Mr Weasley to the front with you? Today it is your turn to collect the Carpe Retractum spell book." —Professor Flitwick teaching his third year class[src] FiliusFlitwick conducting Professor Flitwick conducting the choir Prior to the beginning of the 1993–1994 school year, Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban and Dementors were placed outside Hogwarts for the students' safety (particularly Harry Potter's). Regardless, Professor Flitwick continued his tenure as Charms Master and the Conductor of the Hogwarts choir. During the Welcoming Feast, Flitwick led a reciting of Something Wicked This Way Comes.[32] He was later seen carrying the Sorting Hat and its three-legged stool out of the great hall after the Sorting ceremony had taken place. During the Start-of-Term Feast, he sat next to the new Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor Remus Lupin, where the two talked amicably together.[33] Pottermore-poa8 Flitwick meeting with McGonagall, Hagrid, Madam Rosmerta, and Cornelius Fudge in Hogsmeade Near Christmas, Professor Flitwick went to the Three Broomsticks Inn with McGonagall, Hagrid, Madam Rosmerta and Cornelius Fudge. Together, they discussed James and Lily Potter's murders, as well as the escape of Sirius Black. It was said that the Potters used the Fidelius Charm, that was most likely cased by Dumbledore himself, to protect their home in Godric's Hollow. Flitwick then explained and described the operation of the spell and the position of Secret-Keeper.[34] During the snowy season, Professor Flitwick taught his third years the Carpe Retractum charm. While explaining the spell's uses to the class, Hermione Granger arrived late from a Study of Ancient Runes class with Professor Babbling, having used a Time-Turner to go back in time.[35] This happened again after the Easter holidays when Hermione overslept and missed the Charms class on Cheering Charms.[36] Harry-potter3-break in Professor Flitwick standing with Dumbledore after inspecting the castle Soon after, Professor McGonagall confiscated a Firebolt broomstick that Harry Potter received as an anonymous Christmas present, and she handed it over to Professor Flitwick and Madam Rolanda Hooch, the Flying Instructor. The two examined it to see if there were any malicious or unfriendly spells cast upon it, since they thought it possible that Sirius Black had sent it to him in the hope of killing him.[37] Later on in the year, Sirius Black successfully broke into the castle and infiltrated the boys' dormitory in Gryffindor Tower. As a defence mechanism, Professor Flitwick taught the oak front-doors to recognise a picture of Black so as to not grant him access.[38] Also around this time, Flitwick set the Third Year Exams, which involved casting the Cheering Charm.[39] Nearer the end of the school year, Black was finally captured and locked inside Professor Flitwick's office on the seventh floor near the base of the West Tower. However, Black vanished that night and escaped from the castle. Triwizard Tournament "Owing to the potential for nasty accidents when objects kept flying across the room. Professor Flitwick had given each student a stack of cushions on which to practise, the theory being that these wouldn't hurt anyone if they went off target. It was a good theory, but it wasn't working very well. Neville's aim was so poor that he kept accidentally sending much heavier things flying across the room — Professor Flitwick, for instance." —Students practising the Banishing Charm[src] Hagrid and Flitwick at the High Table Flitwick during the welcoming feast after the arrival of the foreign students Professor Flitwick continued his career in 1994 at Hogwarts when the Triwizard Tournament was being held. When the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute students arrive, he applauded them at their entrances, and, after that, both he and Dumbledore led a presentation of Hoggy Warty Hogwarts by the whole school. At the High Table, Hagrid accidentally stabbed his hand with a fork. He taught the Summoning Charm to his fourth year students shortly before Hallowe'en and assigned three books worth of reading before actually starting. It was this charm that Harry Potter used during the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, which earned him first place. Professor Flitwick later taught his fourth year class the Banishing Charm. He started to ease off his lessons in the week before Christmas and the Yule Ball and instead spent his time talking about the Summoning Charm that Harry had used in the First Task, being a proud Charms Master. Flitwick yule ball The Yule Ball which Flitwick attended During the Yule Ball, Professor Flitwick conducted the Hogwarts school choir in playing waltzes. The choir played several waltzes over the course of the evening, giving students a chance to slow dance with their partners. However, once the dances "heated up" and the Weird Sisters arrived to perform, Flitwick was passed over the heads of all the dancers, imitating what Muggles call a moshpit, yelling at them to let him down. Flitwick mourning Cedric Professor Flitwick, Professor McGonagall, and Filch at the Cedric Diggory's memorial service In the Third Task, Professor Flitwick, along with Minerva McGonagall, Rubeus Hagrid, and Bartemius Crouch Jr disguised as Alastor Moody, was appointed one of the marshals to patrol around the Maze. He wore a shining star on his wizard hat and had to respond to any of the champions cries for help (the Periculum Spell). At the end of the task, Cedric Diggory was murdered, and Lord Voldemort was declared to have risen to power again, and thus the Second Wizarding War began. Flitwick attended the Memorial Feast to Cedric Diggory at the end of the year. Second Wizarding War (1995-1998) Ministry interference at Hogwarts "Umbridge just lurked in the corner making notes on a clipboard. You know what Flitwick's like, he treated her like a guest, didn't seem to bother him at all." —The Weasley twins on Umbridge's inspection of Flitwick's Charms class[src] The next year, Dolores Umbridge became the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. She quickly arose to become the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, gaining the power to inspect the teaching standards of her fellow colleagues. During Umbridge's inspection of Professor Flitwick's Charms Class, she sat in the corner of the classroom making notes on her clipboard while he taught his N.E.W.T. students. He treated her like a guest and did not seem to be distracted by her at all, since she hardly spoke, though she did ask Alicia Spinnet what the classes were like. Satisfied with what she had heard and seen, Umbridge left Flitwick to continue his lesson. Umbridge inspecting Flitwick Umbridge inspecting Flitwick When Umbridge inspected Professor Flitwick's class with the school choir, she seemed impressed and pleased, but pulled out a tape measure and measured Flitwick's height. He did not seem happy at all and looked rather offended. Once Professor Umbridge had banned The Quibbler from the school after an interview of Harry Potter was printed, all the teachers were proud of him standing up to her. Professor Flitwick, not allowed to talk about anything not relating to his subject, secretly gave a box of Sugar Mice to Harry during one of his classes, before saying "shh!" and hurrying away. Later on in the year, Professor Umbridge became the new Headmistress after Professor Dumbledore left the school. On her first day in office, Fred and George Weasley released fireworks into Hogwarts Castle and some sparklers managed to find themselves in Classroom 2E, Flitwick's classroom. He, wanting to annoy Umbridge like the rest of the staff, ran for her help. Once she had extinguished the fireworks, he revealed that he could have gotten rid of them himself, but he wasn't sure that he had the "authority", before slamming the door in her face. Flitwick cheering for Fred and George Flitwick during the flight of Fred and George Weasley After Easter break, Fred and George used one of their inventions, a Portable Swamp, to change a corridor into a bog and then departed from school to go into the world of business. Professor Flitwick was seen cheering and supporting them at their departure after they ran rings around Umbridge and Argus Filch. Flitwick was asked to remove the swamp they created at the end of the year, which he did, but he claimed to be unable to remove a small patch under a window. He actually left it there as a tribute to what he saw as a demonstration of rather advanced magical capabilities. Protecting Hogwarts from Death Eaters Flitwick: "Now, names?" Harry Potter: "Professor Flitwick, you've known me for five years." Flitwick: "No exceptions... Potter." — Flitwick greeting Harry at Hogwarts' gate[src] Harry-potter-half-blood-movie-screencaps.com-3279 Professor Flitwick at the school gates with Harry Potter and Luna Lovegood In 1996, Hogwarts was put under the protection of a group of Aurors. Professor Flitwick, together with the caretaker, Argus Filch, was appointed to check off every student entering the school at the entrance gates on a register and take their belongings to be searched for any dark artefacts or weapons. With every student now in the grounds, Flitwick cast some sort of magical barrier spell (shield charm most likely) on the gates, preventing anyone from entering. When Harry Potter arrived at the castle gates with Nymphadora Tonks, he had to wait till Severus Snape could lift the barrier. One of the first classes he taught to his sixth year class was transforming vinegar into wine. He approached Harry, Ron, and Hermione during the lesson and asked them to perform the spell. Hermione cast it perfectly the first time, while Harry turned his to ice and Ron blew his up. Flitwick gave the two boys homework based on their performance, to practise for next lesson. Flitwick and Slughorn at Hogsmeade Flitwick meets Horace on his way back to the castle, during a trip to Hogsmeade During one of the students' trips to Hogsmeade, Professor Flitwick also visited the village, possibly for security reasons. On his way back to the castle Horace Slughorn (the current Potions Master) invited him to have a drink at the Three Broomsticks Inn, but Flitwick claimed to have "emergency choir practise" and left him.[40] It is not clear if this is true or not. He very well could have been leaving Hogsmeade because he knew Slughorn would want to reminise at the Three Broomsticks. Battle of the Astronomy Tower "It was nearly midnight when Professor Flitwick came sprinting down into the dungeons. He was shouting about Death Eaters in the castle, I don't think he really registered that Luna and I were there at all, he just burst his way into Snape's office and we heard him saying that Snape had to go back with him and help and then we heard a loud thump and Snape came hurtling out of his room and he saw us and — and — he said Professor Flitwick had collapsed and that we should go and take care of him while he — while he went to help fight the Death Eaters. We went into his office to see if we could help Professor Flitwick and found him unconscious on the floor... and, oh, it's so obvious now, Snape must have Stupefied Flitwick...." —Hermione Granger describing what happened when Flitwick went for Snape's help[src] Later on in the year, Flitwick was in the Great Hall with the Hogwarts choir when Death Eaters invaded Hogwarts and Minerva McGonagall ordered him to get Severus Snape. When inside Snape's office, Snape Stupefied him, and told Hermione Granger and Luna Lovegood that he had collapsed and that they should tend to him till he regained consciousness. Students at the base of the tower Flitwick, McGonagall, Hagrid, and students at the base of the tower after Dumbledore's death Shortly after knocking Flitwick out, Snape killed Professor Dumbledore. Once recovering from his attack by Snape, Flitwick insisted on looking after the Ravenclaws. He also took part in the conversation of whether or not Hogwarts should remain open or be closed, as having the Headmaster killed by one of the staff was a "terrible stain on Hogwarts history." Flitwick insisted that the decision should be made by the school governors, which Minerva McGonagall, the new Headmistress, was inclined to agree with. He also argued that Dumbledore should be buried in the grounds, which had never happened to any Headmaster or Mistress. Professor Flitwick, with the rest of the staff and students, later attended the funeral of Albus Dumbledore at the end of the year in the grounds near the Hogwarts Lake. Voldemort's infiltration of Hogwarts Prior to the start of the 1997–1998 school year, Severus Snape was made Headmaster of Hogwarts while his fellow Death Eaters, Alecto and Amycus Carrow, became the Muggle Studies and Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers respectively. Despite the school now in the grasp of Lord Voldemort, or perhaps because of it, Professor Flitwick returned to the castle to teach and protect the students. The Carrows were put in charge of all discipline and punishments, although Flitwick and the staff never sent students to them if they could avoid it, as the new professors' idea of punishment included such horrors as the Cruciatus Curse. Battle of Hogwarts "No! You'll do no more murder at Hogwarts!" —Professor Flitwick duelling Severus Snape shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts[src] Protegomaximaff Filius Flitwick casting Protego Maxima to protect Hogwarts Near the end of the 1997–1998 school year, Alecto ordered Professor Flitwick to let her into Ravenclaw Tower. He did so, answering the riddle required to enter. When she failed to come out, Amycus told McGonagall to make Flitwick open the door for him too, but she did it herself. That night, Flitwick, with Professors Sprout and Slughorn, was awoken by Minerva McGonagall's cat patronous, and, still in their night-clothes, went to find out what she wanted. They found McGonagall duelling Snape to the death, and, after squeaking her name in shock, told Snape he would not commit any more murder in the castle. He proceeded to cast a spell which animated the suit of armour that Snape was using to shield himself from McGonagall. Snape then ran into a classroom, chased by Flitwick, Sprout and McGonagall, and flew out of the window, escaping them. Filius Flitwick battle Duelling during the Battle of Hogwarts Aware that Lord Voldemort would soon attack the castle, Flitwick and the other Professors set to defend the school and the students. He pointed his wand out of the window and cast several intricate protective spells, including Protego Horribilis. Then, he was quizzed over the Lost Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw by Harry Potter, whom he was shocked to see, under the circumstances. He told Harry that the diadem was long since lost and that it wouldn't really help anyway, unaware that it was a Horcrux. After a brief discussion of how to fight the Death Eaters, it was agreed that Flitwick, McGonagall and Sprout would take groups of over-age fighters up to Ravenclaw Tower, Gryffindor Tower and the Astronomy Tower. Flitwick presumably took his group up to Ravenclaw Tower, since it was a good place to work spells and enchantments. Professor Flitwick was seen fighting Yaxley close to the front doors in the Entrance Hall, just before Voldemort ordered everyone to cease duelling and offered peace in return for Harry Potter. However, battle soon resumed after Harry was thought to be murdered by Voldemort. In the Great Hall, Antonin Dolohov was seen falling to the ground with a scream at Flitwick's hands, defeated and possibly killed. Flitwick Sprout Slughorn Sprout, Flitwick, and Slughorn after the battle in the Great Hall Flitwick also witnessed the duel between Harry and Voldemort in the Great Hall and after Voldemort's spell rebounded on him, Flitwick, Sprout, and McGonagall all reached to hug Harry at the same time while everyone else joined in. A celebration feast was later held, but no one sat in their proper places; teachers, parents and students were all jumbled up. It is likely that Professor Flitwick sat by the Ravenclaws, since he was their Head of House. He was seen talking with Horace Slughorn and Pomona Sprout after the battle. Later life (1998-2020) Following the Battle of Hogwarts, Professor Flitwick continued his long tenure as Charms Master, and diligently proceeded to educate the next generations of young witches and wizards on the subject he had devoted his life to teach. On 14 December during the 2018–2019 school year, however, slightly more than half a year following the twenty-year anniversary of their victory over the Dark Forces at the legendary battle, a Muggle speed camera captures blurry footages of several out-of-control riderless Nimbus 2000 broomsticks, speeding on a motorway in Sydney, Australia. This incident would soon thereafter be followed by a series of outbreaks of chaotic magic, culminating in arguably the greatest ever breach of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in the magical history. Never one to stand idly by when disaster strikes, however, he would soon join Headmistress Minerva McGonagall in doing whatever he could to help the then recently established Statute of Secrecy Task Force. In addition to donating his personal, annotated copy of the The Book of Charms & Spells to those of its members who pursued Professorship to help them improve their casting of charms to address the events of the Calamity,[41] along with showing them the secrets of his exceptionally powerful Protection Charm to allow them to enhance an ally's defence, imparting to them the importance of specificity in your spell casting and footwork to increase defensive power and co-teaching along with Professor Sprout how different magical approaches – when combined with teamwork – achieve devastating effects, he also ministered weekend seminars on Martial magic for members of the Auror Office that wanted to join the aforementioned task force,[42]. Physical description "Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was a tiny little wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to see over his desk." —Description[src] Flitwick, due to his goblin blood, was particularly short and frequently described as "tiny little Professor Flitwick". He had a shock of white hair in his elderly years and brown when he was younger. Also when he was young, he usually wore black clothes and suits as opposed to the green robes that he wore in his later years. Personality and traits "Splendid! Well done, dear!" —Professor Flitwick congratulating Hermione Granger, one of his students[src] HP1 promo Filius Flitwick Professor Flitwick carrying a pile of books Flitwick was an emotional fellow, who seemed to have a gentle spirit. During the 1992–1993 school year when Ginevra Weasley was taken into the Chamber of Secrets, he burst into tears, and in 1993's Valentine's Day, when Gilderoy Lockhart called him a "sly old dog", he buried his face in his hands. During one Charms lesson, Neville Longbottom, while fumbling with attempts at casting a Banishing Charm, ended up sending Flitwick sailing across the room; Flitwick accepted this resignedly instead of losing his temper. He was also shown to have a sense of mischief and fun. He sarcastically remarked to Dolores Umbridge that, while he easily had the ability to remove Fred and George's rampaging fireworks, he wasn't sure if he had the authority. He also discretely cheered the Weasley Twins' escape from the school, and left a small patch of the twin's Portable Swamp under the window, which Ron believed he had done as a monument to Fred and George. He also covertly sneaked Harry a box of Sugar Mice so as to reward him for speaking out about Voldemort in the Quibbler because he couldn't talk about it aloud, murmuring a little 'shush' to Harry afterwards. During the approach to the Yule Ball in 1994, Flitwick gave up trying to teach his students when he saw their minds were elsewhere, and allowed them to play games in class — something that many other teachers did not follow suit. Nevertheless, he commanded respect in spite of his sensitive nature and small stature. When he encountered Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy on the stairs discussing Harry's new Nimbus 2000, Malfoy treated him just like any other teacher with no hint of the sarcasm he used with Remus Lupin. Magical abilities and skills "You may have heard that I was a Duelling Champion!" —Professor Flitwick drawing his wand on misbehaving students[src] As a former Duelling Champion and as the Hogwarts Professor of Charms, Flitwick was a powerful and formidable wizard. Testaments to his considerable magical skills were his proficiency in the subject he taught, and his later participation in and surviving the Battle of Hogwarts. Intelligence: As the Head of Ravenclaw House, Flitwick was a highly shrewd and knowledgeable man. During the preparations for the Battle of Hogwarts, he was the one who realistically pointed out that even the combined efforts of the entire Hogwarts staff was insufficient to keep Voldemort out indefinitely. Charms: Arguably the best and most knowledgeable Charms teachers in the world,[43] he was capable of effectively casting numerous charms and enchantments, ranging from standard charms to the most advanced Shield Charms. He was also able to conjure a non-corporeal Patronus,[9][10] which is an incredibly advanced and powerful piece of protective magic as well as concrete evidence of superior magical ability, given the immense difficulty of performing the said charm. Duelling: An immensely accomplished duellist, Flitwick was rich in both learning and experience where the study and practise of duelling techniques and strategies were concerned. He participated professionally in a number of competitions and championships after his graduation from Hogwarts. Ultimately, he carved out a impressive reputation for himself as a Duelling Champion, earning himself a whole shelf full of trophies to boot.[16] Though he had not duelled in some time, it was later shown that he had retained his considerable skill. Flitwick was able to help fellow Professors McGonagall and Sprout chase Severus Snape out of the castle and emerged and survived the legendary Battle of Hogwarts. During the battle, he had duelled the powerful Yaxley to a draw and even single-handedly defeated the extremely skilled Antonin Dolohov, whom had previously defeated Alastor Moody and murdered Remus Lupin, showing his remarkable proficiency in martial magic. Later still, he supplemented the training that Aurors had received before joining the department, showing that he maintained his skill, knowledge and dexterity in professional wizard's duelling even well into his elderly years.[42] Defence Against the Dark Arts: Though not shown until the Battle of Hogwarts, Flitwick had outstanding defensive abilities against even the greatest Dark magic, having lead the extremely powerful defences put around the castle that was only broken by Voldemort himself, a feat which caused the Dark Lord some backlash. Transfiguration: Flitwick was shown to be highly proficient in the Transfiguration branches of Conjuration and Vanishing, creating baubles from his wand to decorate the Christmas trees and being able to swiftly vanish a Portable Swamp. Non-verbal and Wandless magic: Flitwick was also highly skilful in non-verbal magic. In 1996, once every student was inside Hogwarts grounds, he cast a protective barrier on the school gate without saying the incantation. As non-verbal magic is very difficult, this testifies to him being a truly powerful wizard. Furthermore, Flitwick was shown to be able to conjure blue flames without using his wand.[28] This is yet another testament to his formidable magical talents, given that wandless magic was seen to be a feat that only wizards of the highest level (such as Dumbledore and Voldemort) were able to successfully accomplish. Conducting: Flitwick became the Conductor of the Hogwarts Choir during the 1993–1994 school year, and taught the choir how to sing Something Wicked This Way Comes and In Noctem. He also led the orchestra during the Yule Ball. Possessions ProfFiliusFlitwickWandNN8262 Flitwick's wand Wand: Professor Flitwick owned a wand, which was of an unknown length, wand wood and wand core. He presumably obtained it from Ollivanders in Diagon Alley prior to starting his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Office: While teaching at Hogwarts, Flitwick owned an office on the castle's seventh floor, which is where he stayed and slept during the school terms. Tin: This tin was kept inside a desk in his office. Duelling trophies: Flitwick owned various prestigious trophies, earned from his days as a Duelling champion.[16] Spellbooks: FLitwick owned numerous different spellbooks on various different charms, such as the Spongify spellbook, Incendio spellbook and Carpe Retractum spellbook, which he used heavily whilst teaching. The Book of Charms & Spells: In the 21st century, Flitwick gave his personal annotated copy of the book to members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force who pursued a Professorship profession to help them improve their casting of charms to address the events of the Calamity.[41] Relationships Harry Potter "Professor Flitwick... took the register, and when he reached Harry's name he gave an excited squeak and toppled out of sight." —Flitwick meeting Harry for the first time[src] PromoHP7 Harry Potter Harry Potter, his student Professor Flitwick was kind to Harry Potter and had a good relationship with him. He was so excited to see Harry's name on his register that he fell off of his stack of books with a squeak. He allowed Harry and his friends to talk during classes, as well as play games sometimes. In 1994 he spent the majority of a lesson discussing the "perfect" Summoning Charm Harry used in order to obtain his Firebolt for the first task. In 1998 he helped defend Hogwarts Castle to give time for Harry to find Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, casting a Protego Horribilis on the school grounds. He was among the first ones to run and hug him after he defeated Lord Voldemort. Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley "Oh, well done! See here, everyone! Miss Granger's done it! Oh splendid! Well done, dear! Well done!" —Professor Flitwick announcing Hermione's accomplishment of the Levitation Charm[src] The-trio-Harry-Potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-potterhead-29266030-365-400 Ron and Hermione, his students Flitwick also had a good relationship with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Hermione was a very good student and thus Flitwick liked her. Flitwick was thoroughly impressed when Hermione managed to successfully cast the Levitation Charm, announcing her feat to the class. He was also friendly with Ron Weasley, who was a friend of Hermione and Harry. Ron liked Flitwick's method of teaching, as he usually let them talk during his lessons. Flitwick fought alongside Ron and Hermione at the Battle of Hogwarts and they all survived the battle. Ravenclaw students "Professor Flitwick was knocked out, but… he insisted on going off to look after the Ravenclaws." —Description[src] Luna-Lovegood-Deathly-Hallows Luna Lovegood, one of his Ravenclaw students Professor Flitwick was very caring and protective of the members of his House, Ravenclaw, as he was Head of Ravenclaw House.[7] In 1997, when Death Eaters invaded Hogwarts Castle by use of a Vanishing Cabinet, Flitwick was knocked out, but left the Hospital Wing in a hurry in order to look after the Ravenclaws, despite still being shaky from his attack. At the end of the year, after Albus Dumbledore's death, Flitwick, as well as Minerva McGonagall, Pomona Sprout, Rubeus Hagrid, and Horace Slughorn had to decide whether the school should re-open the following year. He could not decide where his students would be safer, at Hogwarts or at their homes, and wanted to leave the decision to the board of governors, which Professor McGonagall was inclined to agree to. The school did indeed reopen for the 1997–1998 school year, but McGonagall had been replaced as Head by Severus Snape. Alecto and Amycus Carrow, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts and Muggle Studies professors, treated all of the school's students brutally and horribly, aside from the Slytherins of course. Because of this, Flitwick protected the Ravenclaws, as well as the other students, from the Carrows, as did McGonagall, Sprout and Slughorn. Once Lord Voldemort declared war on the Castle, Flitwick fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and survived, so he likely continued to teach and care for the next generation of Ravenclaws. Hogwarts professors Rubeus Hagrid: "No other headmaster or headmistress ever gave more to this school." Flitwick: "Hogwarts should be Dumbledore's final resting place." Pomona Sprout: "Absolutely." — Professors Flitwick, Hagrid, and Sprout in 1997[src] Harry Potter Movie Pictures-Professors Some of his colleagues Flitwick seemed to have a good relationship with most of his colleagues at Hogwarts. Some of them were Minerva McGonagall and Pomona Sprout. All three were professors at Hogwarts, while Heads of House. Prior to the Battle of Hogwarts, McGonagall and Flitwick, watched by Sprout and Horace Slughorn, duelled Professor Snape, who had taken hold of the school, ultimately forcing him to flee. Both Sprout and Flitwick exhibited yells of shock at Harry Potter when he unexpectedly arrived at the school, and Sprout and McGonagall fought alongside Flitwick in the Battle of Hogwarts and survived the Second Wizarding War. After the duel between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, the three of them hurried to Harry to congratulate him and celebrate. After Severus Snape murdered Dumbledore, he and his fellow professors turned on him. He protected Minerva McGonagall from Snape when both of them were duelling, and warned him that he wouldn't commit another murder in Hogwarts. It is likely that he learnt Snape's true loyalty after the Second Wizarding War, and the true reason he murdered Dumbledore, not to mention that he was protecting the students all along, albeit discreetly. Following this, it is assumed that he forgave Snape and even admired his courage. Flitwick may have also been friendly with, or at least unusually persuasive to, Poppy Pomfrey, the school matron, as the strict nurse very rarely let people out of the Hospital Wing until they made a full recovery, but she let Flitwick out after he was hit by a stunner by Severus Snape, despite still being shaky. This may, however, just be because he was the Charms Master and a professor. Horace Slughorn, the Potions Master and Head of Slytherin House, seemed to believe that he was friendly with Professor Flitwick. However, the latter seemed to try to avoid him during a trip to Hogsmeade after he invited him to the Three Broomsticks Inn. Flitwick declined, saying that he had "emergency choir practise" with the Hogwarts choir back at the school. Professor Flitwick, like all the other professors at the school, disliked the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher of the 1992–1993 school year; Gilderoy Lockhart. Despite Lockhart being a former Ravenclaw, and one of his old students, Flitwick did not have a very good relationship with him, as Gilderoy was always an attention-seeking, vanity-rich troublemaker who never took his studies seriously. On Valentine's Day, Lockhart suggested to the students that they ask Professor Snape to brew them Love Potions and said that Flitwick knew more about Entrancing Enchantments than anyone he knew. Flitwick responded by burying his face in his hands, while Snape looked like he would force-feed poison to the first person to ask him for a love potion. When Lockhart walked into the staff meeting regarding Ginny Weasley's alleged demise in a rather oblivious and cheerful manner, Flitwick was among the staff to look at him with remarkable hatred, and also did not hesitate to send him to the Chamber of Secrets as a means to scare him away. During the 1995–1996 school year, Dolores Umbridge, the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, was made High Inquisitor of Hogwarts. When Umbridge inspected Professor Flitwick's N.E.W.T. Charms Class, he treated her like a guest and was very polite. But when she inspected his rehearsal with the Hogwarts choir, Umbridge measured his height, which he found insulting. When she became Headmistress of the school, Flitwick, along with the rest of the staff and the students, was against her. After Fred and George Weasley released fireworks into the corridors, Umbridge spent an entire day running around putting them out, and Flitwick later said that he could have easily put them all out, but was not sure that he "had the authority" to do so, and then wrapped the conversation up by smilingly slamming the door in her snarling face. The twins also released a Portable Swamp into another one of the corridors, and, once Umbridge had been suspended, Flitwick vanished it in a second, but left a small patch since he considered it to be a good piece of magic. Proflitwick Professor Flitwick sat reading Etymology Filius is Latin for "son", and the filius philosophorum, meaning "the philosophers' son" is a symbol in alchemy, sometimes associated with the philosopher's stone. The surname Flitwick may come from the Charms professor's own advice for wand movement: "swish and flick". Flitwick is also the name of an English town, pronounced "Flittick". To flit is to move quickly from location to another. A wick is a loosely woven strand of fabric or fibres, often used in a candle or oil lamp. Media Harry Potter Magic Spell - Wingardium Leviosa Harry Potter Magic Spell - Wingardium Leviosa Charms Class Behind the scenes "I must admit, I was taken aback when I saw the film Flitwick, who looks very much like a goblin/elf (I’ve never actually asked the film-makers precisely what he is), because the Flitwick in my imagination simply looks like a very small old man." —J.K. Rowling[src] Filiuslegoo Filius as a LEGO mini-figure FiliusFlitwick WB F3 FiliusFlitwickCharacterIllustration Illust 080615 Port Flitwick as he appears on Pottermore FlitwickWU Flitwick as he appears in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Flitwick is portrayed by British actor Warwick Davis in the film adaptations. He also provided the character's voice in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.[44] Davis also provided the voice of Griphook the Goblin in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and portrayed him again (both physical form and voice) in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2. Therefore, Davis is one of the 14 actors to appear in all eight film adaptations. Flitwick's goblin ancestry explains not only why the Professor is so small, but also his great wit and intelligence, which were the reasons for his being sorted into Ravenclaw. Flitwick decorates with live fairies quite a bit, especially during Christmas in the Great Hall. Flitwick's favourite drink is cherry syrup and soda with ice and an umbrella.[45] In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the Chamber of Secrets speech is given by Flitwick instead of Cuthbert Binns, the History of Magic professor. Strangely, despite her hatred of "Half-breeds", Dolores Umbridge did not seem to hate Professor Flitwick, as the Weasley twins stated that she gave him a good review. However, this may be due to the fact that his "half-breed" ancestry comes from a distant relative or it could be she simply saw him as a man with dwarfism. In the film, though, Umbridge is seen patronisingly measuring his height. The line "Dr Flitwick" appears (crossed out) in a page from an early draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.[6] The new look of Flitwick has an item on merchandise, a minifigure by LEGO.[46] In a deleted scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Flitwick battles Nagini in the Marble Staircase during the Battle of Hogwarts. Curiously, in the U.S. edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no mention is made of Flitwick insisting on going off to look after the Ravenclaws or him having been knocked out, only that he was "hurt."[47] J. K. Rowling once stated that Professor Flitwick had a background story that would ultimately be left out of the books due to low relevance to the plot - something she compared to Dean Thomas.[48] Portrayal in the films "When it came to the third film, of course the looks of the whole films had changed. Alfonso really wanted to put his mark on the films. And then a lot of things altered: anything from character looks, to the actual layout of Hogwarts itself. And another thing was happening at the same time. There wasn't really anything for Flitwick in the script at all, and I got a call one day from the producer, saying basically, "There's nothing for you, but we'd love you to be in the film all the same. How do you fancy coming in and doing a kind of cameo in the film as somebody else?" And I said, "Well, that's great, thanks for asking. I'm always thrilled to be part of all of this, anyway." So, I went in for a meeting with Alfonso, the director, and Nick Dougland, who's the make-up supervisor, and we came up with this new look for this character who would be basically the conductor of the Frog Chorus in the Great Hall. And so, we went with that." —Warwick Davis in an interview.[[src]] Flitwick-film Flitwick as depicted in the first two film adaptations and the first three video games Flitwick's appearance in the film adaptations is sporadic. His only major scene in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is during the Charms lesson where he teaches the spell Wingardium Leviosa. Flitwick was written out of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; however, Warwick Davis was offered a small part as the conductor of the Hogwarts chorus appearing as a small man with brown hair and moustache, identified in the credits only as "wizard". Despite Warwick's appearance as a conductor in the film of Prisoner of Azkaban, in the video game version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Flitwick appears as a teacher, and his physical appearance is as it was for the first two films and first two video games. This same character reappeared in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire although now identified as Professor Flitwick. Dibujo Younger appearing Flitwick from the fourth film and fifth video game onwards According to interviews, director Mike Newell liked the look of a younger Flitwick. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, he is seen in a Chorus Class in the Great Hall. He is seen again cheering when Fred and George Weasley depart Hogwarts. In the video game adaptation of Order of the Phoenix, Filius Flitwick is seen with his new look in his class. Filius, with his post-Chamber look, is finally confirmed on-screen in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He also displays a far more prickly demeanour than in Philosopher's Stone. Flitwick's physical appearance in the first two films is credited as the teacher and his physical appearance in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince merchandise (The Annual 2009 Poster Sticker Book) also uses the elder Flitwick, although the packaging of the LEGO figure uses the younger Flitwick. Also, Warwick Davis who plays Flitwick believes himself that the two characters (Conductor and Teacher) are different people but perhaps related. However despite Warwick Davis believing this, in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry confirms them both to be the same character in a conversation with Flitwick, and in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Professor McGonagall calls him "Filius", as does Professor Slughorn in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Flitwick slightly turns back to his previous appearance during the Snape's memories scene, in which he is seen clapping in the Sorting ceremony. Screenshot 810 Popular in-universe explanations for the change in appearance are that he decided to get a makeover, or that he was involved in a magical accident resulting in his change in appearance. However, without any on-screen or in-print confirmation, the discrepancy remains a mystery and it has caused confusion amongst viewers and a rather large inconsistency. It has also been noticed that Flitwick's role as from the fourth film, has been used for comic relief, due to his snappy personality and unexpected, comical behaviour (e.g. his contribution to the cheering when the Weasley twins left Hogwarts; the conversation between him, Harry and Luna in the sixth film and his flight from the Viaduct when the Giants close in during the Battle of Hogwarts in the second part of the seventh film). Appearances Wiki The Harry Potter Wiki has 196 images related to Filius Flitwick. 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Hogwarts, including the Houses of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin & Huffelpuff ↑ He cannot have been Muggle-born because he was at Hogwarts during the 1997–1998 school year, but he could not have been pure-blood because of his goblin ancestor. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (possibly)"Very early draft of Philosopher's Stone (Page 1)", by J. K. Rowling ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 F.A.Q. Question on J.K.R. Official Site ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club) - "“I wonder who’ll be teaching us?” said Hermione as they edged into the chattering crowd. “Someone told me Flitwick was a duel-ing champion when he was young — maybe it’ll be him.”" ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 ↑ 10.0 10.1 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 ↑ JKR stated that Flitwick has a "dash" of goblin blood. ↑ In order to be a Head of House, that person must have been a member of that House, so Flitwick attended Hogwarts as a Ravenclaw. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - chapter after the "Grey Lady conversation". ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery': Year 4, Chapter 2: The Mysterious Madam Rakepick ↑ Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Hatstall" at Pottermore ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery ↑ As he was teaching by the seventies. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 28 (Snape's Worst Memory) ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Chapter 2 (Growing and Shrinking) ↑ 20.0 20.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor) ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master) ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel) ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en) ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 11 (Quidditch) ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 (The Mirror of Erised) ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with Two Faces) ↑ 27.0 27.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 9 (The Writing on the Wall) ↑ 28.0 28.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger) ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets) ↑ 31.0 31.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 (The Heir of Slytherin) ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 5 (The Dementor) ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map) ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 15 (The Quidditch Final) ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 11 (The Firebolt) ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 14 (Snape's Grudge) ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 16 (Professor Trelawney's Prediction) ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) ↑ 41.0 41.1 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (see video) ↑ 42.0 42.1 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (see video) ↑ Pottermore Introductions to Hogwarts Houses#Ravenclaw ↑ ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ↑ lego.wikia.com/wiki/Professor_Flitwick↑ Harry Potter Lexicon - "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Differences" ↑ F.A.Q. 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HARRY POTTER Bill and Charlie fight with tables in the Burrow's garden. Commotion in the garden ILLUSTRATION The Burrow's fireplace with green flames from the Chamber of Secrets. A peculiar method of travel ILLUSTRATION The Floo Network By J.K. Rowling 'This is a gnome,’ he said grimly.
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OPENING CEREMONY QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP 2014 Daily Prophet 12th April 2014 Disastrous opening ceremony leads to questions about Quidditch World Cup security From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Not a single Quaffle thrown, not a single Snitch caught, but the 427th Quidditch World Cup is already mired in controversy. Magizoologists have congregated in the desert to contain the mayhem and Healers have attended more than 300 crowd members suffering from shock, broken bones and bites. The Argentinian Council of Magic is reeling from accusations that their decision to stage a mascot-themed opening ceremony was foolish and reckless.
In the weeks leading up to the opening, an impressive ornamental lake was created in the middle of the desert to accommodate the Fijian team’s Dukuwaqa (a shark/man shape-shifter). Organisers announced that mascots representing the other teams participating in the first week’s matches would take part in a choreographed display, advertised as ‘a magnificent exhibition of the diversity of the magizoological world’.
The ceremony started in gentle style, with river Genies from the Ivory Coast dancing in formation over the surface of the lake. It was only when the Fijian and Norwegian mascots were released that disaster struck.
President of the Argentinian Council of Magic, Valentina Vázquez, has issued the following statement:
‘While prepared for the arrival of the Fijian Dukuwaqa, we were surprised when the Norwegian delegation announced that they would also require lake-space for a gigantic lake serpent, the Selma. We had assumed that the Norwegians would be accompanied by their usual troop of performing trolls.’
‘We are not aware that any study has ever been undertaken into the compatibility of Dukuwaqas and Selmas, so the Council of Magic cannot accept liability for the unfortunate consequences of placing the two in close proximity.’
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Prophet, Chief Consulting Magizoologist Rolf Scamander disagreed:
‘The Dukuwaqa lives in a warm ocean, the Selma in an icy freshwater lake. The former is a shape-shifter that can transform from fish to man, the latter is a serpent that devours human flesh and fish. You would need the brains of a Billywig not to foresee an immediate bloodbath if both were crammed tightly together in tepid, brackish water.’
A BLOODBATH IS PRECISELY WHAT OCCURRED WHEN THE TWO MONSTERS WERE RELEASED A bloodbath is precisely what occurred when the two monsters were released into the magical lake through gigantic crystal chutes. Fijian and Norwegian handlers plunged into the seething waters to contain their respective mascots, but their efforts were greatly hampered by the Brazilian Curupiras (red-haired, forest-dwelling dwarves whose feet point backwards and who protect fellow creatures whom they feel are under threat from humans). Evidently believing that the handlers meant the Dukuwaqa and the Selma harm, the Curupiras attacked.
With panic in the stadium and blood now flowing freely from both humans and creatures, it was perhaps understandable that the Nigerian Sasabonsams (vampiric, spindle-legged creatures) became crazed. As they wreaked havoc upon crowd and organisers, the rumour that the Haitian team had brought Inferi as their mascots was proven true. The crowd stampeded as Inferi moved freely through the stadium, attempting to capture and devour anyone who tripped.
Regulations on the size and nature of mascots have long been a source of debate at the highest levels of the ICWQC. A motion to restrict mascots ‘to herbivores, creatures smaller than a cow and nothing that breathes fire’ was defeated by an overwhelming majority in 1995. Quidditch supporters worldwide have been opposed to any meddling with what they see as a traditional, colourful part of the World Cup.
However, many believe that competition among teams to bring the most intimidating mascot has got out of hand. Norwegian manager Arnulf Moe defended his decision to bring the Selma, which he said represented the ‘steely determination and ferocity of the Norwegian players’, and claimed that the Dukuwaqa bit first.
A record crowd has been transported by 10,000 Portkeys to the heart of the Patagonian desert for the opening weekend of the tournament, and while the Argentinian Council has been widely praised for the flawless transportation arrangements, the record number of injuries sustained before the first whistle has been blown is sure to be an embarrassment to the organisers.
The first game of the tournament will take place tomorrow: Norway versus Ivory Coast.
FIRST ROUND MATCHES 13th April 2014 NOR V CIV From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Joint favourites in this year’s tournament, Norway today made short work of Ivory Coast, who were not playing at their often impressive best.
The last time these sides met, the game lasted for five days. Today, the final whistle was blown in a little over two hours.
Norway’s resolve and discipline was impressive given the level of hostility they faced from the crowd, many of whom were still bandaged following the Norwegian mascot’s behaviour of yesterday. The match was twice halted whilst security wizards entered the stands to discover the source of jinxes sent at celebrated Norwegian Chaser Lars Lundekvam.
Ivoirian Chaser Elodie Dembélé, aged only 18, scored seven of Ivory Coast’s ten goals. Norwegian Seeker Sigrid Kristoffersen out-raced her counterpart Sylvian Boigny to take the Snitch in the 128th minute.
FINAL SCORE: NORWAY 0 IVORY COAST 0 14th May 2014 NGA V FJI From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Pity Fijian Seeker Joseph Snuka as he tries to justify his side’s bruising 400 – 160 defeat at the hands of tournament favourites Nigeria.
In the early stages of the game Fijian Beaters Quintia Qarase and Narinder Singh lacked the ferocity of their Nigerian counterparts Aliko Okoye and Mercy Ojukwu. The Bludgers did serious damage to the Fijian Chasers, who managed only a single goal during the first hour, compared with Nigeria’s forty.
To the bewilderment of commentators, the fury of Fijian supporters and the jeers of the Nigerians, Seeker Snuka chose to capture the Snitch in the 141st minute, when his team was trailing 400-10. While there is precedent for a Seeker choosing to catch the Snitch if so doing will minimise the margin by which their team are about to lose (the most famous recent occasion being Viktor Krum’s Snitch capture in the 1994 final), Snuka’s counterpart Samuel Equiano was some distance away when he chose to snatch the Snitch from the air. Snuka has previously been dubbed an egoist by teammates and today’s actions will do little to change his reputation.
Fijian manager and trainer Hector Bolobolo’s only comment after the match was ‘I’m going to kill him.’
Nigeria will face the winner of the Japan versus Poland match.
FINAL SCORE: NIGERIA 0 FIJI 0 SNUKA HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DUBBED AN EGOIST BY TEAMMATES 15th May 2014 BRA V HTI From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
One of the oldest rules in Quidditch was violated in Haiti’s match against Brazil, resulting in the first disqualification of the tournament.
Haitian Keeper Lenelle Paraison (one of only three female Keepers flying this tournament) was forced to justify her selection again and again during the early hours of the game as Brazilian Chasers Diaz, Alonso and Flores made as many as thirty assaults on the hoops. That they scored only ten goals is testimony to Paraison’s agility and courage. Her nose was twice broken during the first sixty minutes, once by a ferocious Bludger mis-hit by her own teammate, Beater Jean-Baptiste Bloncourt.
At the other end of the pitch, star Haitian Chaser Clairvius Hyppolite was responsible for eight of his side’s nine goals. In spite of Brazil’s narrow lead in the fourth hour, many felt that the Haitian side was outplaying the Brazilians when Bloncourt made his second devastating mis-hit. The Haitian Seeker Sylvian Jolicoeur was within inches of capturing the Snitch when he was hit by another of Bloncourt’s poorly aimed Bludgers and knocked out cold. The Snitch then flew up Bloncourt’s sleeve, a rare but not unknown accident. ‘Only the Seeker may capture the Snitch and any other player catching it will forfeit the game’ is a tenet drummed into every schoolboy or girl who plays Quidditch, but Bloncourt appeared to lose his head at this point, wrestling the Snitch out of his undergarments and holding it up triumphantly as though this would indemnify him for the blunders he had made. Haiti was instantly disqualified.
Haitian Seeker Jolicoeur is making a good recovery. Beater Bloncourt is currently in hiding at an undisclosed location.
Brazil will face the winner of the Wales versus Germany match.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 0 HAITI 0 16th May 2014 USA V JAM From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Yet more controversy in Patagonia: the outcome of the USA versus Jamaica clash is under investigation due to the sudden collapse of Kquewanda Bailey, the Jamaican Keeper, who toppled from her broom shortly before US Chaser Quentin Kowalski scored their ninth goal.
Seconds after the referee successfully halted Bailey’s groundwards plummet with a well timed ‘arresto momentum!’ US Seeker Darius Smackhammer caught the Snitch ahead of Jamaican counterpart Shanice Higgins, resulting in a narrow victory for the United States.
The timing of Kquewanda’s sudden unconsciousness was so convenient that authorities are examining the possibility of crowd interference. Omnioculars from all over the stadium are being scrutinised for recorded evidence. The ICWQC has intimated that they will not be in a position to rule on the validity of the result until tomorrow.
An amendment to the rules of Quidditch in 1849 stipulates that if a member of the crowd casts any jinx or spell on a player, their team will automatically forfeit the match, whether or not the team ordered or approved of the magic performed.
FINAL SCORE: USA 0 JAMAICA 0 Following an inquiry into the sudden (and, many felt, suspicious) collapse of Jamaican Keeper Kquewanda Bailey at a crucial point in yesterday’s match against the USA, Kquewanda is now confirmed to be suffering from an infected Sasabonsam (vampiric Nigerian mascot) bite, sustained during the opening ceremony. No crowd interference has been uncovered and therefore the USA will pass into the quarter-finals, where they will play the victor of the Chad versus Liechtenstein match.
NO CROWD INTERFERENCE HAS BEEN UNCOVERED 17th May 2014 LIE V TCD From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
The longest match of the tournament so far is in its eleventh hour and players have broken for a short sleep. The two teams seem evenly matched, and every goal has been hard won against Beaters who on both sides are showing superb precision and power. The Snitch has been within catching range on three occasions but on each, well-hit Bludgers have prevented a resolution. Man of the match so far is undoubtedly Liechtenstein Chaser Willi Wenzel, who took two Bludgers to the head in the early stages of the game and still managed to score the third goal of the match from a distance of sixty yards.
ON-GOING SCORE CHAD 0 LIECHTENSTEIN 0 18th May 2014
As the second day of this match limped to a close, players were beginning to show signs of severe fatigue. The Snitch was literally hovering above Chadian Seeker Jacques Miskine’s left eyebrow for five minutes before he noticed it, and even then his reactions were so slow it managed to make an escape. Liechtenstein Chaser Otmar Frick is believed to have literally fallen asleep on his broom shortly before play was stopped for the evening. Still too close to call, this match is turning into a true epic of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.
ON-GOING SCORE LIECHTENSTEIN 120 CHAD 140 THE SNITCH WAS LITERALLY HOVERING ABOVE CHADIAN SEEKER JACQUES MISKINE'S LEFT EYEBROW 19th May 2014
The end, when it finally came, was sudden and brutal. In the third day of the gruelling match, and with Chad just ahead on goals, exhausted Liechtenstein Seeker Bruno Bruunhart managed to grab the Snitch inches from the outstretched hand of Jacques Miskine. Both teams wept and embraced as they finally reached solid ground. All are now receiving medical treatment.
Liechtenstein will now face the USA in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: LIECHTENSTEIN 260 CHAD 250 20th May 2014 BGR V NZL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
New Zealand manager Charlie Baverstock proclaimed himself ‘madder than a bloke who’s been locked in a box of Fwoopers’ after Dennis Moon was sent off in the 106th minute. This loss was undoubtedly a crucial factor in New Zealand’s 410 - 170 loss to a Bulgarian side that many feel was lucky to qualify at all.
The mid-air collision of Chasers Moon and Bogomil Levski appeared accidental from many parts of the stadium. However, referee Georgios Xenakis was better positioned and judged that Moon had deliberately caused the crash. Whether or not Xenakis was influenced by rumours that Moon and Levski have a long-standing feud, his decision undoubtedly turned the match in Bulgaria’s favour.
Twice runners-up in the last fifty years, the current Bulgarian side showed flashes of inspiration as they racked up an impressive score against the six-strong Kiwis. Two players – Levski and Vulchanov – had fathers on the 1994 side that introduced an eighteen-year-old Viktor Krum to the world. One of the headline stories of the current World Cup is, of course, Krum’s re-emergence from retirement. At thirty-eight he is the oldest player in the competition, and has faced stiff criticism for taking the place of a younger player on what some have called ‘sentimental’ grounds. However, Krum’s capture of the Snitch ahead of twenty-one-year-old Ngapo Ponika unquestionably showed traces of his old brilliance, and delighted the Bulgarian supporters.
Bulgaria will play joint favourites Norway in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 NEW ZEALAND 0 21st May 2014 JPN V POL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
A tight, well-fought game of Quidditch resulted in a well-deserved win for Japan, who emerged the victors with 350 points to Poland’s 140. The final score does not reflect Poland’s spirited and dynamic play, but the inexperience of this young side showed as they were put under considerable pressure by veteran Japanese Beaters Hongo and Shingo (recently voted second only to legendary 1994 Bulgarians Volkov and Vulchanov as all-time best Beater duo). Polish Seeker Wladyslaw Wolfke is one to watch: a daring and graceful flier, he was unlucky to miss the Snitch early in the game, and was only narrowly beaten to it in the 59th minute by the gifted Noriko Sato.
Japan will play joint favourites Nigeria in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 0 POLAND 0 21st May 2014 WAL V DEU From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Germany versus Wales today gave a horrible reminder of the perils of Seekership. The Wronski Feint is a dangerous move whereby the Seeker pretends to have spotted the Snitch and performs a vertical dive, attempting to lure his or her counterpart into imitating them, pulling out at the last moment and leaving their opponent to crash. German Seeker Thorsten Pfeffer today attempted the life-threatening Feint with awful consequences, failing to pull out in time and colliding with the ground at what onlookers estimated to be sixty miles an hour. Healers flooded the pitch and Skele-Gro was administered at the scene. Thankfully, Pfeffer survived the match and manager Franziska Faust later told the assembled reporters that he is likely to make a complete recovery, although he has broken most of the bones in his body and currently believes himself to be a budgerigar called Klaus.
Welsh Seeker Eurig Cadwallader caught the Snitch eleven minutes after Pfeffer was stretchered off the field, but neither players nor crowd were in a celebratory mood, and only once she had heard that Pfeffer would survive did manager Gwenog Jones pronounce herself to be ‘bloody delighted’. Her team will face Brazil in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: WALES 0 GERMANY 0 QUARTER FINAL MATCHES 4th June 2014 BRA V WAL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
The first quarter-final of the tournament has proved to be the most contentious game so far this tournament, one which began in bad blood and ended in a brawl that saw Welsh manager Gwenog Jones dragged from the pitch by her own Beaters.
The Brazil-Wales grudge began in the early days of the tournament when Brazilian manager José Barboza allegedly called the Welsh Chasers ‘talentless hags’ over a few drinks with loose-lipped veteran journalist Rita Skeeter. His insistence that he had been joking did nothing to quell the ire of Welsh manager Gwenog Jones, who threatened to ‘curse the face off’ him. In spite of the ICWQC’s ban on ‘managerial trash talk’ – a ban that many believe to have been created with Gwenog in mind – Jones has missed no opportunity to belittle and insult the Brazilians ever since learning that her team would face them in the quarter-finals. She was even prevented from entering the stadium in an ‘IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAITI’ T-shirt (Brazil passed into the quarter-finals when opponents Haiti were disqualified), so missed the opening ten minutes of the match, which were notable for the ferocity of play and three brutal fouls.
Brazilian Chasers Diaz, Alonso and Flores put in a solid performance and should be commended for keeping their heads when all about them were losing theirs – in the case of Keeper Raul Almeida, almost literally. The viciousness of the Bludger sent his way by Welsh Beater Iefan Rice (the Quaffle was at the other end of the pitch at the time) earned Brazil a penalty and arguably should have seen Rice sent off.
Nevertheless, Wales’s play was not confined to fouls. Few will disagree that Welsh Chaser Jackie Jernigan scored one of the tournament’s most stunning goals from a distance of fifty yards, while it is estimated that Beater Darren Floyd single-handedly prevented at least seventeen Brazilian goals.
Wales’s chances were finally dashed by a stunning Snitch capture by Brazilian Seeker Tony Silva, who performed a spectacular dive in the 131st minute of the match to seize victory from under his counterpart Eurig Cadwallader’s nose.
Gwenog Jones is in custody this evening, having attempted to make good her promise to curse off Barboza’s face in full view of a packed stadium. Healers report that Barboza’s skin has almost regrown, and he is said to be in excellent spirits. Brazil will face the winner of the USA versus Liechtenstein match in the semi-finals.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 0 WALES 0 6th June 2014 BGR V NOR From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
In one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, the Bulgarian side, who many considered lucky to have qualified, has ousted one of the joint favourites. Norway now fly home asking themselves how things could have gone so wrong, so quickly.
Bulgaria, whose first match was made considerably easier for them when New Zealand’s team was reduced to six after a sending-off, showed good form straight off the whistle. Nikola Vassileva was responsible for both of Bulgaria’s early goals, but Norway’s Lars Lundekvam soon equalised.
The end came almost without warning. Viktor Krum’s sudden descent looked like simple Bludger-avoidance and Norwegian Seeker Sigrid Kristoffersen not only neglected to mark him, but was actually looking the other way when Krum raised his right hand to show that he had secured a Bulgarian victory in the 42nd minute. Few will fail to sympathise with Kristoffersen, who flew directly to the ground and banged her head on it until dragged to her feet by Keeper Karl Wang. Krum, who has been written off by many journalists as too old and slow to compete at 38 years old, was borne from the pitch in triumph by fans.
Heartbroken Norwegian coach Oddvar Spillum had no comment for reporters, but broken sobs. There can be no doubt that this has been a deeply unlucky tournament for the usually outstanding Norwegians. However irrational it may seem, many fans blame the Selma, a Norwegian lake monster that the team brought as a mascot and which caused a bloodbath at the opening ceremony. The Selma is tonight hiding in a secret location.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 NORWAY 0 8th June 2014 USA V LIE From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
If Muggles haven’t noticed the celebrations currently piercing the Patagonian night, we must assume that in addition to being non-magical they are also remarkably stupid. The USA is through to the semi-finals of the Quidditch World Cup and as I write this report, Argentinian officials are storming through both the supporters’ encampment and the players’ quarters, attempting to quell the kind of jubilation more commonly associated with the final.
The US has historically put up a poor show in international Quidditch, being the only country to have embraced the (frankly odd) game of Quodpot. Today marks the US’s maturation into a true force of the wizarding world’s most popular sport.
Though some may suggest that Liechtenstein entered the match at a disadvantage, having competed in a three-day epic against Chad, the team appeared fully recovered as they entered the stadium. Early play was fast and competitive with Quaffle possession almost equal. US Chaser Quentin Kowalski drew plaudits from all commentators for his deft weaving and rolling, although Liechtensteiner heart-throb Otmar Frick (‘The Rugged Man of Ruggell’) was the game’s top scorer with 16 goals.
A DARING SNITCH CAPTURE THAT INVOLVED A BREAKNECK DASH THROUGH THE CROSS FIRE OF BOTH BLUDGERS Top plaudits must go to American Seeker Darius Smackhammer, who secured the US’s place in an historic semi-final in the 148th minute. His was a daring Snitch capture that involved a breakneck dash through the cross fire of both Bludgers and risked collision with hefty Liechtenstein Chaser Willi Wenzel to tweak the Snitch hovering near Wenzel’s left ankle.
Red, white and blue sparks are currently so thick in the air that it is both difficult to breathe or see. A harried official high in the ICWQC told the Daily Prophet shortly after the match: ‘if this is what they do when they get into the semis, imagine what we’re facing if they reach the final. I’m thinking security trolls.’
FINAL SCORE: USA 0 LIECHTENSTEIN 0 TODAY MARKS THE US'S MATURATION INTO A TRUE FORCE OF THE WIZARDING WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SPORT. LATE BREAKING NEWS High-spirited American fans celebrating their team’s historic triumph in the quarter-finals have kidnapped Hans, the Liechtenstein mascot. Hans, a large and gloomy Augurey (a rain-predicting, vulture-like bird), has gained a devoted fan following during the tournament. Liechtenstein coach and manager Ferdinand Jägendorf has issued the following statement: ‘Das finden wir nicht lustig’ (‘we don’t find that funny’).
Return of Hans the Augurey
The Liechtenstein mascot is tonight back in his customised pen, but not before negotiations for his return reached the highest levels. Highly placed sources can confirm that the Liechtenstein Minister for Magic and the President of MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) exchanged terse owls concerning the whereabouts of Hans, who was kidnapped by enthusiastic American fans following their victory over Liechtenstein in the quarter-finals.
‘We are delighted to report that this prank has ended in a friendly and cooperative fashion,’ announced President Samuel G. Quahog, ‘and trust that Hans is none the worse for his little adventure.’
‘We are very pleased that the Americans have returned our beloved mascot,’ said Minister Otto Obermeier. ‘Magizoologists are currently keeping Hans under close observation for ill effects. If any are discovered we will of course lobby the ICWQC for the USA’s immediate disqualification from the World Cup.’
A harried ICWQC official responded: ‘Look, we’ve had to perform mass Memory Charms on about 2000 Muggles living on the edge of the desert after the American celebrations last night, and don’t get me started on the planes. I’m not telling the Americans they’re going home. Not doing it. Just feed the bird some fairies and leave me alone.’
10th June 2014 JPN V NGA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
A World Cup full of surprises yielded yet another this afternoon as the second of the tournament’s favourites crashed out of the competition, yielding to the might of a Japanese side that put in a near flawless performance.
This match ought to be remembered as the Battle of the Beaters, because these two outstanding Quidditch nations put on a veritable master class of Bludger work. The precision and creativity of shots hit by Okoye and Ojukwu on the one hand, and Shingo and Hongo on the other, framed the action, demonstrating that Beaters – so often caricatured as thugs with bats – can be artists, too.
The turning point of the game was undoubtedly the staggeringly powerful shot hit by Hongo, which smashed the tail off Nigerian Seeker Equiano’s broom. As Equiano span out of control, Noriko Sato soared through the middle of the action to seize the Snitch from the midst of distracted Nigerian players intent on saving their teammate. Japan pass into the semi-finals where they will meet Bulgaria.
The Nigerians have been riding the controversial Thunderbolt VII, a competitor to the Firebolt series, which many experts feel has sacrificed safety for speed. Professional brooms ought to be able to withstand all Bludger blows and an inquiry is already underway. Rumours that a posse of Nigerian warlocks is currently heading for the Thunderbolt Headquarters in Manchester, England, have not been confirmed.
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BRAZIL Brazil has won the Quidditch World Cup five times, but the nineties and early noughties were generally considered wilderness years for this once great side. Manager José Barboza has reinvigorated the national game, bringing in younger players from every corner of the country. With an average age of only 22, this is the least experienced side remaining in the tournament.
BROOMS: VARÁPIDOS TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 41 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 131 MINUTES* OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: ALEJANDRA ALONSO (C) * Only one capture, due to Haiti’s illegal capture in the first round.
LUDO’S RATING: 9/1 Their relative inexperience has not hampered the high goal scoring Brazilians thus far, but these young players may crumble as pressure mounts. They have plenty of talent, but might it be more realistic to expect a win in four years’ time?
USA Nobody expected the USA’s explosion into the final stages of the Quidditch World Cup. While they may have been lucky in the first round, where the collapse of Jamaica’s Seeker allowed them to sneak a win, they showed their mettle in beating the well-favoured Liechtenstein team in the quarter-finals. Could this be the USA’s moment?
BROOMS: STARSWEEPER XXI TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 39 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 100 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: DARIUS SMACKHAMMER (S) LUDO’S RATING: 12/1 While impressed by the Americans’ form against Liechtenstein, seasoned Quidditch-watchers remain unconvinced as to whether they have what it takes to lift the Cup. Their primary weakness is in defence. Keeper Susan Blancheflower let 23 Jamaican goals past her in the first round, and Beaters Pringle and Picquery will need to find better form if they are to beat the talented young Brazilian Beaters, Santos and Clodoaldo, in the next round.
JAPAN Japan were widely expected to do well in this tournament, but the flair and attack they showed in dispatching joint-favourites Nigeria impressed all who witnessed it. Riding racing brooms developed in their home country and unveiled for the first time during the tournament, Japan boasts talented players in almost every position, but it is in defence that they are virtually untouchable. Hongo and Shingo replica Quidditch robes are now the fastest-selling pieces of merchandise at the tournament.
BROOMS: YAJIRUSHI TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 32 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 61 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: MASAKI HONGO (B), SHINTARO SHINGO (B) LUDO’S RATING: 4/1 Japan must now be tournament favourites, dispatching opponents with a combination of ruthless efficiency and exquisite artistry.
BULGARIA Nobody expected Bulgaria to proceed past the knockout round. While they have twice reached the final in the last twenty years, Bulgaria entered this tournament as outsiders, their team having narrowly scraped into the final sixteen. The selection of 38-year-old Viktor Krum was widely seen as made out of sentiment rather than on merit. Luck may have played a part in Bulgaria’s first round win against New Zealand, but when Krum’s early capture of the Snitch sent joint favourites Norway home from the tournament, many commentators were forced to eat their scathing words.
BROOMS: FIREBOLT SUPREME TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 28 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 88 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: VIKTOR KRUM (S) LUDO’S RATING: 50/1 Bulgaria is attracting a lot of international support; partly for their underdog status and partly for the fondness Quidditch fans everywhere feel for a talented man who never achieved his life’s ambition. But do Krum and his teammates really have what it takes to beat Japan in the semis? The answer, I fear, is probably not.
SEMI-FINAL MATCHES 5th July 2014 USA V BRA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
For the second time in this tournament, it looks like a game will run through the night – and possibly beyond.
If one word summarises this semi–final so far, it is: nerves. Careless errors have littered the match, undoubtedly because a place in the final means so much to both sides. The USA has already climbed higher in the tournament than they have ever managed before, and 2014 will mark their emergence as a major force in the sport. Meanwhile Brazil, a once-great side who have lost their way in recent years, are fighting for their first final since 1982. The stakes are high and it is perhaps not to be wondered at that players are showing signs of pressure.
We have seen more Quaffle drops than in any match so far, with US Chaser Mercy Wardwell so frustrated by her fifth fumble that she beat her head repeatedly against her broom handle until restrained by Seeker Darius Smackhammer. Yet Wardwell was not alone: even Fernando Diaz and Alejandra Alonso, two of Brazil’s finest, allowed the Quaffle to slip through their fingers twice apiece.
Several mis-hit Bludgers have injured the Beaters’ own teammates. When Lucas Picquery sent the Bludger into the face of Keeper Susan Blancheflower in the fourth hour of the game, she risked further injury by attempting to jump onto Picquery’s broom to remonstrate with him. Cautioned by the referee, Blancheflower was the next to make an elementary error when she came too far out of the scoring circle, allowing Alonso to slip past and sneak a goal that took Brazil ten points ahead, although not for long. Quentin Kowalski scored twice as night fell, giving the US a narrow lead, but this is still anyone’s game as darkness thickens.
ON-GOING SCORE USA 0 BRAZIL 0
As the sun rose in Patagonia, two tired but determined teams seemed more focused and disciplined after a night of gruelling play. Here we saw the reason that both teams reached the semi-finals. Dynamic Quaffle play between two exciting Chaser trios could still have swung the match either way, but Brazilian Keeper Raul Almeida made all the difference, repeatedly repelling American assaults on the goal hoops.
Darius Smackhammer spotted the Snitch in the twentieth hour of the game, but a pair of precision hit Bludgers courtesy of Brazilian Beaters Santos and Clodoaldo drove him off course. The crowd rose as one as Smackhammer and Brazilian Seeker Silva raced each other, both sliding to the very handles of their brooms. As the pair spiralled towards the ground it was initially hard to see who had triumphed – Silva’s subsequent breakneck dash towards the scoreboard could have been suicidal or triumphant – but it was swiftly apparent that Brazil had won.
An epic semi-final has ended in thrilling style. Brazil will face either Japan or Bulgaria in the final, while the USA will play the loser to decide third place.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 100 USA 120 6th July 2014 BGR V JPN From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
One minute before walking out onto the pitch for the second of this year’s semi-finals, Bulgarian Beater Boris Vulchanov told me: ‘We’ve been underdogs all through this tournament. We have nothing to lose and everything to win. We’ll leave everything out there.’
And nobody could deny that they did. If there is any consolation for the Japanese, who have been outstanding throughout this tournament and who have given the wizarding world two new icons in Beaters Shingo and Hongo, it is that they participated in a semi-final that will long live in memory; one of the highest scoring of recent years and a display of utterly thrilling Quidditch.
As expected, Shingo and Hongo dominated the early part of the game. Play was stopped twice for Healers to attend to the Bulgarian team, six of whom were bleeding from the head within an hour of Quaffle-off.
Then came a triple display of sportsmanship that nobody who witnessed it will soon forget. With Bludgers still flying like cannonballs, Vulchanov deliberately interposed his body to protect teammate and Seeker Krum, who was in hot pursuit of the Snitch. Vulchanov was knocked out cold and fell from his broom, only to be caught and saved by Japanese Seeker Noriko Sato. Seeing that Sato was unable to pursue the Snitch, Krum pulled up and did not capitalise on his momentary advantage. Krum, Sato and Vulchanov (once revived) were given a standing ovation by all spectators as play resumed.
While the Japanese defence has rightly drawn plaudits from all corners of the Quidditch world, the work of Chasers Ryuichi Yamaguchi, Kimiko Kurosawa and Yoshi Wakahisa should not be overlooked. By the eighth hour of the game the Japanese were two hundred and fifty points ahead. In spite of trailing badly, the Bulgarians took everything Shingo and Hongo were throwing at them. The Bulgarians’ play was not pretty, but their guts could not be doubted.
The Snitch appeared for the second time and Krum raced Sato, driving her off but refusing to catch it. It was a mark of faith in his team and a sharp contrast to the infamous catch of the ’94 final, where he had brought the game to an end to spare his side further humiliation at the hands of the Irish.
This was the true turning point of the match. The Bulgarians now chipped slowly away, finally drawing level by sheer persistence and a much-improved defensive performance. Then, in the tenth hour, the extraordinary reversal: Krum performed a magnificent piece of diversionary flying that led Sato to believe he was avoiding Hongo’s sight-line, and before the crowd or his fellow players realised what was happening, Krum caught the Snitch. Such was the crowd’s astonishment that there was a ten second silence throughout the stadium before the Bulgarian supporters even dared cheer. Their celebrations continue as I write, but only the most hard-hearted could fail to sympathise with the Japanese, who now face the USA in the playoff for third place.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 JAPAN 0 8th July 2014 Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at Quidditch World Cup Final From the Daily Prophet’s Gossip Correspondent, Rita Skeeter.
There are celebrities – and then there are celebrities. We’ve seen many a famous face from the wizarding world grace the stands here in the Patagonian Desert – Ministers and Presidents, Celestina Warbeck, controversial American wizarding band The Bent-Winged Snitches – all have caused flurries of excitement, with crowd members scrambling for autographs and even casting Bridging Charms to reach the VIP boxes over the heads of the crowd.
But when word swept the campsite and stadium that a certain gang of infamous wizards (no longer the fresh-faced teenagers they were in their heyday, but nevertheless recognisable) had arrived for the final, excitement was beyond anything yet seen. As the crowd stampeded, tents were flattened and small children mown down. Fans from all corners of the globe stormed towards the area where members of Dumbledore’s Army were rumoured to have been sighted, desperate above all else for a glimpse of the man they still call the Chosen One.
The Potter family and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army have been given accommodation in the VIP section of the campsite, which is protected by heavy charms and patrolled by Security Warlocks. Their presence has ensured large crowds along the cordoned area, all hoping for a glimpse of their heroes. At 3pm today they got their wish when, to the accompaniment of loud screams, Potter took his young sons James and Albus to visit the players’ compound, where he introduced them to Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum.
About to turn 34, there are a couple of threads of silver in the famous Auror’s black hair, but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old. The famous lightning scar has company: Potter is sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. Requests for information as to its provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic: ‘We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department, as we have told you no less than 514 times, Ms. Skeeter.’ So what are they hiding? Is the Chosen One embroiled in fresh mysteries that will one day explode upon us all, plunging us into a new age of terror and mayhem?
Or does his injury have a more humble origin, one that Potter is desperate to hide? Has his wife perhaps cursed him? Are cracks beginning to show in a union that the Potters are determined to promote as happy? Should we read anything into the fact that his wife Ginevra has been perfectly happy to leave her husband and children behind in London whilst reporting on this tournament? The jury is out on whether she really had the talent or experience to be sent to the Quidditch World Cup (jury’s back in – no!!!) but let’s face it, when your last name is Potter, doors open, international sporting bodies bow and scrape, and Daily Prophet editors hand you plum assignments.
As their devoted fans and followers will remember, Potter and Krum competed against each other in the controversial Triwizard Tournament, but apparently there are no hard feelings, as they embraced upon meeting. (What really happened in that maze? Speculation is unlikely to be quelled by the warmth of their greeting.) After half an hour’s chat, Potter and his sons returned to the campsite where they socialised with the rest of Dumbledore’s Army until the small hours.
In the next tent are Potter’s two closest associates, the ones who know everything about him and yet have always refused to talk to the press. Are they afraid of him, or is it their own secrets they are afraid will leak out, tarnishing the myth of He Who Could Not Be Named’s defeat? Now married, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were with Potter almost every step of the way. Like the rest of Dumbledore’s Army, they fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and no doubt deserve the plaudits and awards for bravery heaped upon them by a grateful wizarding world.
In the immediate aftermath of the battle Weasley, whose famous ginger hair appears to be thinning slightly, entered into employment with the Ministry of Magic alongside Potter, but left only two years later to co-manage the highly successful wizarding joke emporium Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Was he, as he stated at the time, ‘delighted to assist my brother George with a business I’ve always loved’? Or had he had his fill of standing in Potter’s shadow? Was the work of the Auror Department too much for a man who has admitted that the destruction of He Who Could Not Be Named’s Horcruxes ‘took its toll’ on him?
He shows no obvious signs of mental illness from a distance, but the public is not allowed close enough to make a proper assessment. Is this suspicious?
WAS HE, AS HE STATED AT THE TIME, 'DELIGHTED TO ASSIST MY BROTHER GEORGE WITH A BUSINESS I'VE ALWAYS LOVED'? Hermione Granger, of course, was always the femme fatale of the group. Press reports of the time revealed that as a teenager she toyed with the young Potter’s affections before being seduced away by the muscular Viktor Krum, finally settling for Potter’s faithful sidekick. After a meteoric rise to Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, she is now tipped to go even higher within the Ministry, and is also mother to son, Hugo, and daughter, Rose. Does Hermione Granger prove that a witch really can have it all? (No – look at her hair).
Then there are those members of Dumbledore’s Army who receive slightly less publicity than Potter, Weasley and Granger. (Are they resentful? Almost certainly.) Neville Longbottom, now a popular Herbology teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is here in Patagonia with his wife Hannah. Until recently the pair lived above the Leaky Cauldron in London, but rumour has it that Hannah has not only retrained as a Healer, but is applying for the job of Matron at Hogwarts. Idle gossip suggests that she and her husband both enjoy a little more Ogden’s Old Firewhisky than most of us would expect from custodians of our children, but no doubt we all wish her the best of luck with her application.
Last of the ringleaders of Dumbledore’s Army is, of course, Luna Lovegood (now married to Rolf Scamander, swarthy grandson of celebrated Magizoologist Newt). Still delightfully eccentric, Luna has been sweeping around the VIP section in robes composed of the flags of all sixteen qualifying countries. Her twin sons are ‘at home with grandpa’. Is this a euphemism for ‘too disturbed to be seen in public’? Surely only the unkindest would suggest so.
Sundry other members of the Army are here, but it is on these six that most interest is focused. Wherever there is a red head one may make an educated guess that it belongs to a Weasley, but it is difficult to tell whether it is George (wealthy co-manager of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes), Charlie (dragon wrangler, still unmarried – why?) or Percy (Head of the Department of Magical Transportation – it’s his fault if the Floo Network’s too busy!). The only one who is easy to recognise is Bill who, poor man, is grievously scarred from an encounter with a werewolf and yet somehow (Enchantment? Love potion? Blackmail? Kidnap?) married the undeniably beautiful (though doubtless empty-headed) Fleur Delacour.
Word is that we shall see these and other members of Dumbledore’s Army in the VIP boxes at the final, adding to the glitz and razzmatazz of a gala occasion. Let us hope that the behaviour of two of their younger hangers-on does not embarrass them, heaping shame on those who have previously brought honour to the name of wizard.
One always hesitates to invade the privacy of young people, but the fact is that anyone closely connected with Harry Potter reaps the benefits and must pay the penalty of public interest. No doubt Potter will be distressed to know that his sixteen-year-old godson Teddy Lupin – a lanky half-werewolf with bright blue hair – has been behaving in a way unbefitting of wizarding royalty since arriving on the VIP campsite. It might be asking too much that the always-busy Potter keep a tighter rein on this wild boy, who was entrusted to his care by his dying parents, but one shudders to think what will become of Master Lupin without urgent intervention. Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Bill Weasley might like to know that their beautiful, blonde daughter Victoire seems to be attracted to any dark corner where Master Lupin happens to be lurking. The good news is both of them seem to have invented a method of breathing through their ears. I can think of no other reason how they have survived such prolonged periods of what, in my young day, was called ‘snogging.’
But let us not be severe. Harry Potter and his cohorts never claimed to be perfect! And for those who want to know exactly how imperfect they are, my new biography: Dumbledore’s Army: The Dark Side of the Demob will be available from Flourish and Blotts on July 31st.
FINAL MATCHES 9th July 2014 JPN V USA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
It was brief, it was bloody and few will disagree that it was brutal. Japan, who many thought would go all the way in this tournament, and the USA, for whom 2014 has been a breakthrough year, have both had remarkable World Cups. All fourteen players in this third place play-off can hold their heads high tonight, though for some – notably American Chaser Arsenia Gonzales, who took two Bludgers to the face in the 34th minute – it will be extremely painful.
The USA did well to score twelve times against Keeper Todoroki, an undersung hero of the Japanese side who was on superb form, while Beaters Hongo and Shingo were simply unstoppable. At the other end of the pitch, Chasers Yamaguchi, Kurosawa and Wakahisa put eighteen goals past Keeper Susan Blancheflower before Japanese Seeker Noriko Sato put in one of the most spectacular dives of the tournament. Zooming through flying Bludgers and a tangle of Chasers she successfully seized the Snitch from under the heel of American Mercy Wardwell, leaving Darius Smackhammer in a broom-lock with Lucas Picquery.
Once on the ground, the teams embraced in a heart-warming show of sportsmanship. Word has since reached us that the Japanese have presented the American team – whose supporters famously kidnapped Hans the Augurey, the Liechtenstein mascot – with a Hoo-hoo chick (the Hoo-hoo is a Japanese firebird).
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 0 USA 0 11th July 2014 BRA V BGR From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter. NEXT: THE FINAL This writing was first published on Pottermore in July 2014
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GAMES MOVIES TV VIDEO WIKIS Search START A WIKI Harry Potter Wiki Harry Potter Wiki 16,266 PAGES ADD NEW PAGE WIZARDS UNITE! BOOKS FILMS CHARACTERS EXPLORE DISCUSS in: Quidditch Quidditch English EDIT SHARE Hogwarts Mystery Warning! At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spoilers will be present within the article. GSnitch Quidditch pitch The Hogwarts Quidditch pitch during a Gryffindor-Slytherin match "Quidditch, the most popular sport in the magical world – highly dangerous, very exciting and played on broomsticks." —Description[src] Quidditch (formerly known as Kwidditch and Cuaditch) is a wizarding sport played on broomsticks. It is the most popular game and most well-known game among wizards and witches, and, according to Rubeus Hagrid, the equivalent to Muggles' passion for football (Soccer). The object of the game is to score more points than your opponents. Each goal is worth ten points and catching the Golden Snitch is worth one-hundred and fifty points. The game ends when the Snitch is caught or an agreement is reached between the captains of both teams. Some games can go on for many days if the Snitch is not caught (the record, according to Quidditch Through the Ages, is six months, although no one caught the Snitch.) Contents[show] History While Quidditch was the first (and so far, only) broomstick-based game to attain near-worldwide popularity amongst the wizarding people, it was certainly not the first broomstick game. In truth, Quidditch probably owes a debt to a number of its forerunners in making it what it is today. All of these archaic broom games were popular in localised areas, but none had the vast appeal that Quidditch today has. The beauty of Quidditch was that it took the best aspects of all its predecessors, added its own unique twists, and ended up as a game that would remain popular with the masses for centuries. Ancient predecessors The main ancient games that provided some inspiration for Quidditch are: Index22 clip image012-1- A goal post in an early version of Quidditch A game by the name of Stichstock originated in Germany and consisted of a single wizard acting as a guardian or goalkeeper, trying to protect an inflated dragon bladder. A number of other players mounted on broomsticks would attempt to pierce the bladder, with the first who successfully did so being declared the winner.[1] This game may have been the inspiration for the Quidditch position of Keeper. An Irish game by the name of Aingingein required broomstick-mounted players to fly through a number of burning barrels set in the air, whilst all the time clutching a ball with one hand. At the end of this fiery course was a goal which the ball had to be hurled into. The wizard who completed the course and scored a goal in the shortest time was the winner.[1] Creaothceann was an exceptionally violent and often fatal game that originated in Scotland. A large number of boulders were charmed to hover in the air and each player had a cauldron strapped to his/her head. A horn was sounded, the rocks were released, and the players would fly around on their broomsticks trying to catch as many rocks in their cauldron as possible. The winner was the player who caught the most rocks (this game has been outlawed for many years).[1] This game, as noted in Quidditch Through the Ages, is thought to be the inspiration of the Beater position. Shuntbumps was a very simple form of broomstick-jousting where one flyer attempts to knock the others off of their broom.[1] A game rather like Tennis on a broomstick, Swivenhodge involved hitting an inflated pig's bladder backwards and forwards across a hedge.[1] This game could have been the inspiration of the Quidditch position of Chaser, simply because it was the first and only mentioned broom game involving a ball being passed, barring Quidditch itself. Evolution of the game The sport of Quidditch gets its name from Queerditch Marsh, the location of the first ever recorded game. A witch by the name of Gertie Keddle lived on the edge of the marsh around the year 1050 and recorded what she saw in a diary that survives to this day. Successive entries in her journal show the evolution of the game and how each element was introduced. KoldovstoretzQuidditch Quidditch players flying on old fashion tree-like broomsticks Her first note simply records her annoyance at a number of people playing a game with a ball whilst flying their broomsticks above the marsh. When the ball landed in her cabbage patch, she confiscated it and then hexed the man who asked for it. A second entry shows that the players did not give up, but had made themselves a new ball and were then trying to score goals by throwing it through trees at the end of the marsh. This was the earliest incarnation of the Quaffle and the scoring hoops of today. The third entry notes the introduction of flying rocks that had been bewitched to knock the players off their broomsticks, which were the forerunners of the Bludgers. She also mentioned the presence of a "big Scottish warlock" who may have been a Creaothceann player, which would show a clear link between the two sports. With historical records of the time being rather limited, there is no further mention of Quidditch until a hundred years later, around 1150. A letter sent from a wizard called Goodwin Kneen to his Norwegian cousin Olaf survives from this time and gives a clear indication of how far the game had come. It had gained a name (although it was spelt "Kwidditch" at this time) and a number of organised teams, as well as titles for players and equipment. From the letter it can be seen that early Chasers were known as "Catchers", and the Bludger began its life as the "Blooder". Kneen's letter also revealed a new innovation: using three barrels mounted on stilts to use as the goals. This was undoubtedly a massive improvement from using trees as the goals and is a clear precursor to the hoops used in the modern game. Therefore it can be seen that the sport of "Kwidditch" played by Kneen was already very similar to the game as it is played today. The one missing element was the Golden Snitch. Golden Snitch Main article: Golden Snitch "This... is the Golden Snitch, and it's the most important ball of the lot. It's very hard to catch because it's so fast and difficult to see. It's the Seeker's job to catch it. You've got to weave in and out of the Chasers, Beaters, Bludgers, and Quaffle to get it before the other team's Seeker, because whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred and fifty points, so they nearly always win. That's why Seekers get fouled so much. A game of Quidditch only ends when the Snitch is caught, so it can go on for ages —" —Description of the Snitch and a Seeker's job[src] GoldenSnitch PM Modern Golden Snitch The history of the Snitch is perhaps the most interesting of all the Quidditch balls, and its introduction came as the direct result of a game played in 1269 in Kent. This is over a century on from Goodwin Kneen's letter to his cousin, and it seems that during this time, the game had acquired a great deal of popularity and organisation, but had altered in its format very little. It was, however, now routinely attended by large crowds of people who wanted to watch the game. The 1269 game mentioned above was attended by Barberus Bragge, the Chief of the Wizards' Council. As a nod to the sport of Snidget-hunting, which was also popular at the time, Bragge brought such a bird to the game and released it from its cage. He told the players that one-hundred and fifty Galleons — a large sum of money, particularly in those times — would be awarded to the player who caught the bird. This was easier said than done: the Snidget is very fast, very small, and can make sudden changes of direction at high speeds. The considerable challenge posed by the flight patterns of the bird is what made Snidget-hunting so popular in the first place. What happened at the Quidditch game in question was rather predictable: the players totally ignored the game, and each and every one simply went off in pursuit of the Snidget, which was kept within the arena by the crowd using Repelling Charms. Wimbourne Wasps versus Appleby Arrows An early age game of Quidditch, featuring the use of the Golden Snitch A witch named Modesty Rabnott, who was also watching the game, took pity on the Snidget and rescued it with a Summoning Charm before rushing away with it hidden inside her robes. She was caught by a furious Bragge and fined ten Galleons for disrupting the game, but not before she had released the Snidget. This saved the life of this bird, but the connection with Quidditch had been made, and soon a Snidget was being released at every game. Each team had an extra player — originally called the Hunter, later the Seeker — whose sole job was to catch and kill the Snidget, for which one-hundred and fifty points were awarded in memory of the one-hundred and fifty Galleons offered by Bragge in the original game. The vast popularity of the sport led to quickly declining Snidget numbers, and in the middle of the 14th century it was made a protected species by the Wizards Council, now headed by Elfrida Clagg. This meant that the bird could no longer be used for Quidditch purposes, and indeed the Modesty Rabnott Snidget Reservation was created in Somerset to safeguard the Snidget's future survival. The game of Quidditch, however, could not continue without a substitute. BowmanWright Bowman Wright, inventor of the Golden Snitch Whilst most people looked for a suitable alternative bird to chase, a metal-charmer called Bowman Wright from Godric's Hollow had a different idea: he invented a fake Snidget which he called the Golden Snitch. His invention was pretty much what we see on the Quidditch pitch today: a golden ball with silver wings, the same size and weight as a real Snidget, bewitched to accurately follow its flight patterns. An additional benefit was that the ball was also charmed to stay within the playing area, removing the need for the continual use of Repelling Charms by the crowd. The Snitch was approved as a Snidget substitute, the game of Quidditch could continue, and the modern sport as we know it was complete. All of the balls used in the modern game were now present, organised teams played against each other, and vast numbers of people came to watch. Whilst this may sound exactly like the sport as it is played today, there were still a few modifications to be made in terms of the playing pitch, and this continued to evolve until 1883 when the format of today's Quidditch pitches was finalised. Committees The International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee is the international body that oversees the game of Quidditch. There is also the International Association of Quidditch and the Federation Internationale de Quidditch Association (FIQA), that organised the Quidditch World Cup every four years. Quidditch is governed in Britain by the Department of Magical Games and Sports, where the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters are situated. Quidditch pitches Main article: Quidditch pitch "Zacharias Mumps describes the fourteenth-century pitch as oval-shaped, five hundred feet long and a hundred and eighty feet wide with a small central circle (approximately two feet in diameter) in the middle." —The fourteenth-century pitch[src] Quidditch Pitch The Hogwarts Quidditch pitch, a modern pitch Quidditch pitches are typically in the shape of an oval, five-hundred feet long and one-hundred and eighty feet wide, with a small central circle of approximately two feet in diameter, from which all the balls are released at the start of the game. At each end there are three hooped goal posts of different heights, surrounded by a scoring area. As Quidditch is an aerial sport, Quidditch pitches usually feature spectator seating at high vantage points, whether in towers (such as at Hogwarts) or in a fully-encircling platform style (such as the British stadium that held the 1994 Quidditch World Cup). The three hooped goal posts that are used nowadays, were originally barrel-goals in the Sport of Warl's time. At the time of the introduction of the scoring area, they were replaced by baskets on stilts, but whilst these were practical, they did carry an inherent problem: there was no size restriction on the baskets, which differed dramatically from pitch to pitch. Quidditch Pitch Diagram A diagram of a 17th-century pitch, included in the book The Noble Sport of Warlocks, by Quintius Umfraville By 1620, scoring areas had been added at each end of the pitch, and an additional rule in the game, a 'stooging penalty', meant that only one Chaser was allowed in these areas at any given time, as noted in Quintius Umfraville's book The Noble Sport of Warlocks. In addition, the size of the baskets themselves had reduced considerably, although there was still a certain amount of variation between pitches. Regulations were finally introduced in 1883 which replaced the baskets with hoops of a fixed size, and the modern Quidditch pitch was complete. Both these changes caused a considerable amount of controversy, which resulted in riots and threats against the minister. Quidditch pitches are built in places where they will not attract Muggle attention. This began in 1398 when the wizard Zacharias Mumps emphasised the need for anti-Muggle security while playing the game: "Choose areas of deserted moorland far from Muggle habitations and make sure that you cannot be seen once you take off on your brooms. Muggle-repelling charms are useful if you are setting up a permanent pitch. It is advisable, too, to play at night." The advice of Mumps must not have always been followed as in 1362, the Wizards' Council outlawed playing Quidditch within fifty miles of a known Muggle town. This was amended in 1368, possibly due to growing popularity of the game. This amendment made the playing of the sport within one-hundred miles of a Muggle town illegal, famously worded as not to play "anywhere near any place where there is the slightest chance a Muggle is watching or we'll see how well you can play while chained to a dungeon wall." The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692 made all Ministries of Magic responsible for the consequences of magical sports in their territories. The Department of Magical Games and Sports was created for this purpose. Quidditch teams that flouted Ministry guidelines were disbanded. One such instance was the Banchory Bangers. Match overview " Mount your brooms, please." Harry clambered onto his Nimbus Two Thousand. Madam Hooch gave a loud blast on her silver whistle. Fifteen brooms rose up, high, high into the air. They were off." —The start of a 1991 Gryffindor vs. Slytherin match[src] Tumblr lvw7ntokPT1qgt0vro5 r1 250 The start of a 1991 Hogwarts Quidditch match of Gryffindor vs Slytherin The game starts with the referee releasing all four balls from the central circle. The Bludgers and Snitch are bewitched to fly off of their own accord, but the Quaffle is thrown into the air by the referee to signal the start of play (This is similar to how the games of basketball and Gaelic football, popular Muggle sports begin by the referee throwing the ball in the air). Since the lengths of Quidditch games are variable (some games can go on for days if the Golden Snitch is not caught) the game is not played in periods, although captains can call for a time out. Teams continue using the same goal posts to score throughout the game. Tumblr n1ctu4CbKZ1sg49umo9 250 A Chaser scoring a goal during a 1996 Hogwarts Quidditch match, Gryffindor vs Slytherin Chasers score by sending the Quaffle through any of the three goal hoops. Each goal scored is worth ten points. After a goal is scored, the opposing team's Keeper throws the Quaffle back into play. The game only ends when the Golden Snitch is caught, or at the agreement of both team Captains. Catching the Golden Snitch is worth 150 points to the team whose Seeker made the catch. The Snitch is bewitched to respond to the first witch or wizard to make contact with it, in case there is any dispute regarding which Seeker touched it first. Despite this, there have been several instances in which the Snitch has been fumbled. The winner of the game is the team with the most points, regardless of who caught the Golden Snitch. As a result, it is possible, although difficult, to win the game even though the opposing team caught the Snitch, if your team is one hundred and sixty or more points ahead, as was the case of the final match between Ireland and Bulgaria of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup. It is never explained what happens in the event of a tie. Positions The game is played by two teams of seven people (three Chasers, two Beaters, one Keeper, and one Seeker) and involves four balls (a Quaffle, two Bludgers, and a Golden Snitch). The Keeper guards the goalposts, while the three Chasers score goals with the Quaffle by tossing it into one of the opposing team's three goal posts. The two Beaters keep the Bludgers away from their team and hit the Bludgers towards the opposing team, and the Seeker catches the Golden Snitch to end the game. The team whose Seeker catches the Snitch is awarded 150 points, but this does not necessarily mean they will win if the other team still has more points after the Snitch is caught. Equipment Quidditch Bludger Bay (Concept Artwork) Quidditch gloves Quidditch Bludger Bat (Concept Artwork) Beater's bat Quidditch Quaffle Ball (Concept Artwork) Quaffle Quidditch Bludger Ball (Concept Artwork) 1 Bludger Broomstick (Concept Artwork) 1 Broomstick Golden Snitch (Concept Artwork) 1 Golden Snitch Add a photo to this gallery Before the game can start, every player has to have a few standard things. Each player must have a Broomstick between his legs. As protection they have to wear a Quidditch helmet, Goggles, shin, knee and arm guards and Gloves. Players have their own position which make that some of the players have other equipment. For example, Beaters carry bats and Keepers wear protective head and chestgear. Each player must wear the uniform of their team in an official match, so they can see who is with who. An uniform consist of a cape and jersey. Each team's robes have their own colours and either logos or insignia. They have a special meaning to the team and their fans. Most of the players in Great Britainbuy their equipment at Quality Quidditch Supplies, in Diagon Alley, London. The game is played with three types of balls: the Golden Snitch, Quaffle and Bludger. Rules Quidditch Through the Ages Kennilworthy Whisp's book Quidditch Through the Ages, which depicted the history of Quidditch with letters and visuals The worldwide popularity and playing of the game of Quidditch is closely monitored and analysed by International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee In 1750, the British Ministry of Magic set down official rules for the game of Quidditch. Players must not stray over the boundary lines of the pitch, although they may fly as high as desired. The Quaffle must be surrendered to the opposition if any player leaves the boundary (it is unknown what the penalty is if a player on defence leaves the pitch). "Time out" may be called at any time by the Captain of a team. Time out may be extended to two hours if a game has already lasted for more than twelve hours. Failure to return to the pitch after this time will lead to the team being disqualified. Penalties can be awarded to teams by the referee. A single Chaser may take the penalty by flying from the central circle towards the scoring area. The opposing team's Keeper may attempt to stop the shot being scored, but all other players must not interfere (it is unknown if the Seeker may still attempt to catch the Snitch while a penalty is being attempted). Contact is allowed, but a player may not seize hold of another player's broomstick or any part of their anatomy. No substitution of players is allowed throughout the game, even if a player is too injured or tired to continue to play. (Note: According to Goblet of Fire, during the Quidditch World Cup, at some point it lasted for days, and the players had to be switched out so that they could get some sleep). Players may take their wands onto the pitch, but they must not be used on or against any players, any players' broomsticks, the referee, any of the four balls, or the spectators. A game of Quidditch will only end once the Golden Snitch has been caught, or at the mutual consent of both team Captains. Only the Keeper can block quaffle shots thrown by the opposing team. An amendment to the rules of Quidditch in 1849 determined that if a member of the crowd casts any spell on a player, their team would automatically forfeit the match, whether or not the team ordered or approved of the magic performed.[2] (It is not clear how this is enforced, though, as taken literally, this rule would make it even easier to sabotage an opposing team with a false-flag attack). Fouls There are seven hundred Quidditch fouls listed in the Department of Magical Games and Sports records, though the entire list has never been made public (it was the department's view that some wizards and witches "might get ideas"). 90% of these are banned anyway, by the rule concerning wand use against the opposing team (or rather, lack thereof) and the remaining 10% would not occur even to the dirtiest player. There are, however, 11 common fouls, named below (names of those to whom the fouls apply in brackets): Basic foul Basic foul: A player violently blocks the Seeker from capturing the Golden Snitch Blagging Blagging: Seizing the opponent's broom tail to slow or hinder. (All players) Blocked! Blocking: Deliberately putting oneself in the way of the opposing team's Seeker, with the intention of obstructing their way towards the Snitch Cobbing Cobbing: Excessive use of elbows towards opponents. (All players) Flacking Flacking: Pushing any portion of anatomy through the goal hoop in an attempt to push the Quaffle out – the Keeper should defend from the front, not the rear. (Keepers only) BeaterGrabsSnitch Snitchnip: Any player other than Seeker touching or catching the Golden Snitch. (All players but Seeker) Add a photo to this gallery Blatching: Flying with the intent to collide. (All players) Blurting: Locking broom handles with the intent to steer an opponent off course. (All players) Bumphing: Hitting Bludgers towards spectators. (Beaters only) Haversacking: Hand still on the Quaffle as it goes through the goal hoop – the Quaffle must be thrown through the goal. (Chasers only) Quaffle-pocking: Tampering with the Quaffle – e.g. puncturing it so that it falls more quickly or zig-zags. (Chasers only) Stooging: More than one Chaser entering the scoring area. (Chasers only) During the final of the 1473 Quidditch World Cup, all seven hundred fouls were committed. These naturally included all 11 aforementioned as well as: Copa Mundial de Quadribol 1473 (1ª Copa Mundial) 1473 Quidditch World Cup final between Transylvania and Flanders Transfiguring of a Chaser into a polecat. Attempted decapitation of a keeper with a broadsword. The release of one hundred blood-sucking vampire bats from under the Transylvanian Captain's robes during the game. Setting fire to an opponent's broom tail. Attacking an opponent's broom with a club. Attacking an opponent with an axe. Tactics and moves Over the centuries, many difficult and entertaining moves have been invented by players who constantly push themselves and the game as far as they can go. Among them are: BodyBlow Body Blow: Two Chasers close in on an opposing Chaser carrying the Quaffle, and press against him from either side physically forcing him to let go of the Quaffle Checked! Checking: It consists of intercepting the ball just when the opposing Chasers are about to make a pass. Double-Beater Defence Dopplebeater Defence: Both Beaters strike a Bludger at the same time, to double the force behind a swing. Hawkshead Formation Hawkshead Attacking Formation: Three Chasers fly in triangle shape to force other Chasers aside. No Hands No Hands: The Seeker takes both hands off the broom in order to catch the Golden Snitch PowerPlay Power Play: A large concentration of players is applied in a certain area of the pitch, in order to clear a path for the Chaser who is carrying the Quaffle. Sloth Grip Sloth Grip Roll: A player hangs upside down on their broomstick to avoid a Bludger. SpiralDive Spiral Dive: Descend sharply, in a spiral fashion. Seekers can use this tactic to quickly intercept the Snitch. ChudleyStarfish Starfish and Stick: A Keeper holds one hand and one foot onto the broomstick, while stretching his body out, to ensure maximum shielding against oncoming Quaffles. Twirl Twirl: Whirling about of the broomstick, in attempt to dodge something, usually either a player or a Bludger. 2001-Harry-Potter-Trading-Card-Game-Quidditch Wronski Feint: A Seeker from high above dives down, sharply, as if to collect the Snitch, causing the opposing Seeker to chase after him, only to pull up at the last second, causing the opposing Seeker to crash into the ground below. Zig zag Zig-Zag: A player moves in a back and forth motion to avoid bludgers and other players Add a photo to this gallery Bludger Backbeat: A Beater hitting a Bludger with a back-hand swing to confuse the opposition. Chelmondiston Charge: A Chaser stands on their broomstick and leaps, thrusting the Quaffle towards a goalpost. Dionysus Dive: A Chaser stands on their broomstick and leaps, punching the Quaffle towards a goalpost. Double Eight Loop: A Keeper flies in front of the three goals at high speed to block the Quaffle. Finbourgh Flick: A Chaser uses their broomstick to hit a Quaffle in midair into a goalpost. Parkin's Pincer: Two Chasers trap an opposing Chaser, while the third Chaser commits blatching. Plumpton Pass: Hiding the Snitch in the Seeker's sleeve to confuse the opponents. Porskoff Ploy: One Chaser flies upward, and then throws the Quaffle down to another Chaser directly below. Reverse Pass: A Chaser throws the Quaffle over his or her shoulder. Transylvanian Tackle: A fake punch to the nose to confuse the opponent (as long as contact is not made, it is not illegal). Woollongong Shimmy: Chasers fly in a zig-zag motion to confuse opposing Chasers. Quaffle throws Straight Ball: a straight shot Fast Ball: a fast, straight shot Curve Ball: a ball that curves unpredictably Knuckle Ball: a ball that spirals towards the goal post Quidditch titles All-Africa Cup Australian Quidditch League British and Irish Quidditch League Eastern European Championship European Cup French Quidditch League Hogwarts Quidditch Cup United States Quidditch League World Cup Known Quidditch teams Main article: Quidditch team Hogwarts teamsInternational Quidditch teamsRegional teams Gryffindor™ Quidditch™ Badge Gryffindor Hufflepuff Ravenclaw Slytherin Fans Quidditch is a hugely popular spectator sport. One hundred thousand fans attended the 1994 Quidditch World Cup final. Binoculars and Omnioculars are sometimes used by fans to view matches from the stands. Publications British Quidditch fans keep up to date with the latest Quidditch news in the Daily Prophet and Seeker Weekly. Merchandise Fans can buy a wide range of team merchandise including hats, scarves, flags, jerseys, badges and figurines. Behind the scenes There is a game based on Quidditch called Muggle Quidditch. There are some differences between how Quidditch is represented in Kennilworthy Whisp's Quidditch Through the Ages (and the books) and how it appears to be played in the films and video games. Most notably in the films, the rule that players must not stray outside the pitch boundary is not evident, as players can be seen flying around the spectator towers at the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch, as well as the scene where the rogue bludger chases Harry and Malfoy around the outside of the pitch boundaries in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The balls also show notable differences. Quidditch Through the Ages shows us that the Quaffle is a perfect sphere, but the movie and games' versions have four large indentations around its surface. In addition, the Bludgers in Quidditch Through the Ages are ten inches in diameter, two inches smaller than the Quaffle. In the movies and games, however, they appear much smaller than the Quaffle. There also seems to be more allowance for malicious acts in the films, as we see several instances where Slytherin players physically attack the opposition with no penalty. In the video game Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, the rule of only having a single Chaser in the scoring area is not used. Additionally, the game allows for players to make special moves where by several goals are scored in succession as multiple Chasers pass the Quaffle back and forwards through the hoops. Quidditch Through the Ages states that the Keeper cannot block goals from behind the goal post, so it would be impossible for the Keeper to block without a foul towards his/her team. This would most likely represent a foul towards the offensive team. Image 4 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Quidditch - Bluescreen Also in the films, there have been funny moments in Quidditch, for example film adaption of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Oliver Wood kicks the Quaffle into the air and grabs it on the backside of the hoop when defending it, and in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, when Ginny Weasley scores 10 point, a Slytherin Chaser and the Slytherin Keeper collide and then collapses into the hoop. Quidditch was eliminated from the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Ronald Weasley became the Gryffindor keeper in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince instead. In the Order of the Phoenix film, Dolores Umbridge, in her capacity as Hogwarts High Inquisitor, created Educational Decree Number Forty-Nine, which stated that "All Quidditch matches are hereby cancelled. Broomsticks will be turned in to the High Inquisitor for safe keeping." J. K. Rowling wrote five pages of words starting with "Q" before deciding upon "Quidditch".[11] J. K. Rowling first developed Quidditch after a fight with her boyfriend at the time in a small hotel in Manchester. Some of the game's elements, such as the Golden Snitch being worth a disproportionate amount of points, were due to her state of mind at the time, as she felt these elements would be frustrating to men.[12] Matthew Lewis has said that he would like to be a professional Quidditch player.[13] Appearances Wiki The Harry Potter Wiki has 301 images related to Quidditch. 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FIRST ROUND MATCHES QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP 2014 Daily Prophet 12th April 2014 Disastrous opening ceremony leads to questions about Quidditch World Cup security From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Not a single Quaffle thrown, not a single Snitch caught, but the 427th Quidditch World Cup is already mired in controversy. Magizoologists have congregated in the desert to contain the mayhem and Healers have attended more than 300 crowd members suffering from shock, broken bones and bites. The Argentinian Council of Magic is reeling from accusations that their decision to stage a mascot-themed opening ceremony was foolish and reckless.
In the weeks leading up to the opening, an impressive ornamental lake was created in the middle of the desert to accommodate the Fijian team’s Dukuwaqa (a shark/man shape-shifter). Organisers announced that mascots representing the other teams participating in the first week’s matches would take part in a choreographed display, advertised as ‘a magnificent exhibition of the diversity of the magizoological world’.
The ceremony started in gentle style, with river Genies from the Ivory Coast dancing in formation over the surface of the lake. It was only when the Fijian and Norwegian mascots were released that disaster struck.
President of the Argentinian Council of Magic, Valentina Vázquez, has issued the following statement:
‘While prepared for the arrival of the Fijian Dukuwaqa, we were surprised when the Norwegian delegation announced that they would also require lake-space for a gigantic lake serpent, the Selma. We had assumed that the Norwegians would be accompanied by their usual troop of performing trolls.’
‘We are not aware that any study has ever been undertaken into the compatibility of Dukuwaqas and Selmas, so the Council of Magic cannot accept liability for the unfortunate consequences of placing the two in close proximity.’
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Prophet, Chief Consulting Magizoologist Rolf Scamander disagreed:
‘The Dukuwaqa lives in a warm ocean, the Selma in an icy freshwater lake. The former is a shape-shifter that can transform from fish to man, the latter is a serpent that devours human flesh and fish. You would need the brains of a Billywig not to foresee an immediate bloodbath if both were crammed tightly together in tepid, brackish water.’
A BLOODBATH IS PRECISELY WHAT OCCURRED WHEN THE TWO MONSTERS WERE RELEASED A bloodbath is precisely what occurred when the two monsters were released into the magical lake through gigantic crystal chutes. Fijian and Norwegian handlers plunged into the seething waters to contain their respective mascots, but their efforts were greatly hampered by the Brazilian Curupiras (red-haired, forest-dwelling dwarves whose feet point backwards and who protect fellow creatures whom they feel are under threat from humans). Evidently believing that the handlers meant the Dukuwaqa and the Selma harm, the Curupiras attacked.
With panic in the stadium and blood now flowing freely from both humans and creatures, it was perhaps understandable that the Nigerian Sasabonsams (vampiric, spindle-legged creatures) became crazed. As they wreaked havoc upon crowd and organisers, the rumour that the Haitian team had brought Inferi as their mascots was proven true. The crowd stampeded as Inferi moved freely through the stadium, attempting to capture and devour anyone who tripped.
Regulations on the size and nature of mascots have long been a source of debate at the highest levels of the ICWQC. A motion to restrict mascots ‘to herbivores, creatures smaller than a cow and nothing that breathes fire’ was defeated by an overwhelming majority in 1995. Quidditch supporters worldwide have been opposed to any meddling with what they see as a traditional, colourful part of the World Cup.
However, many believe that competition among teams to bring the most intimidating mascot has got out of hand. Norwegian manager Arnulf Moe defended his decision to bring the Selma, which he said represented the ‘steely determination and ferocity of the Norwegian players’, and claimed that the Dukuwaqa bit first.
A record crowd has been transported by 10,000 Portkeys to the heart of the Patagonian desert for the opening weekend of the tournament, and while the Argentinian Council has been widely praised for the flawless transportation arrangements, the record number of injuries sustained before the first whistle has been blown is sure to be an embarrassment to the organisers.
The first game of the tournament will take place tomorrow: Norway versus Ivory Coast.
FIRST ROUND MATCHES 13th April 2014 NOR V CIV From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Joint favourites in this year’s tournament, Norway today made short work of Ivory Coast, who were not playing at their often impressive best.
The last time these sides met, the game lasted for five days. Today, the final whistle was blown in a little over two hours.
Norway’s resolve and discipline was impressive given the level of hostility they faced from the crowd, many of whom were still bandaged following the Norwegian mascot’s behaviour of yesterday. The match was twice halted whilst security wizards entered the stands to discover the source of jinxes sent at celebrated Norwegian Chaser Lars Lundekvam.
Ivoirian Chaser Elodie Dembélé, aged only 18, scored seven of Ivory Coast’s ten goals. Norwegian Seeker Sigrid Kristoffersen out-raced her counterpart Sylvian Boigny to take the Snitch in the 128th minute.
FINAL SCORE: NORWAY 340 IVORY COAST 100 14th May 2014 NGA V FJI From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Pity Fijian Seeker Joseph Snuka as he tries to justify his side’s bruising 400 – 160 defeat at the hands of tournament favourites Nigeria.
In the early stages of the game Fijian Beaters Quintia Qarase and Narinder Singh lacked the ferocity of their Nigerian counterparts Aliko Okoye and Mercy Ojukwu. The Bludgers did serious damage to the Fijian Chasers, who managed only a single goal during the first hour, compared with Nigeria’s forty.
To the bewilderment of commentators, the fury of Fijian supporters and the jeers of the Nigerians, Seeker Snuka chose to capture the Snitch in the 141st minute, when his team was trailing 400-10. While there is precedent for a Seeker choosing to catch the Snitch if so doing will minimise the margin by which their team are about to lose (the most famous recent occasion being Viktor Krum’s Snitch capture in the 1994 final), Snuka’s counterpart Samuel Equiano was some distance away when he chose to snatch the Snitch from the air. Snuka has previously been dubbed an egoist by teammates and today’s actions will do little to change his reputation.
Fijian manager and trainer Hector Bolobolo’s only comment after the match was ‘I’m going to kill him.’
Nigeria will face the winner of the Japan versus Poland match.
FINAL SCORE: NIGERIA 400 FIJI 160 SNUKA HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DUBBED AN EGOIST BY TEAMMATES 15th May 2014 BRA V HTI From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
One of the oldest rules in Quidditch was violated in Haiti’s match against Brazil, resulting in the first disqualification of the tournament.
Haitian Keeper Lenelle Paraison (one of only three female Keepers flying this tournament) was forced to justify her selection again and again during the early hours of the game as Brazilian Chasers Diaz, Alonso and Flores made as many as thirty assaults on the hoops. That they scored only ten goals is testimony to Paraison’s agility and courage. Her nose was twice broken during the first sixty minutes, once by a ferocious Bludger mis-hit by her own teammate, Beater Jean-Baptiste Bloncourt.
At the other end of the pitch, star Haitian Chaser Clairvius Hyppolite was responsible for eight of his side’s nine goals. In spite of Brazil’s narrow lead in the fourth hour, many felt that the Haitian side was outplaying the Brazilians when Bloncourt made his second devastating mis-hit. The Haitian Seeker Sylvian Jolicoeur was within inches of capturing the Snitch when he was hit by another of Bloncourt’s poorly aimed Bludgers and knocked out cold. The Snitch then flew up Bloncourt’s sleeve, a rare but not unknown accident. ‘Only the Seeker may capture the Snitch and any other player catching it will forfeit the game’ is a tenet drummed into every schoolboy or girl who plays Quidditch, but Bloncourt appeared to lose his head at this point, wrestling the Snitch out of his undergarments and holding it up triumphantly as though this would indemnify him for the blunders he had made. Haiti was instantly disqualified.
Haitian Seeker Jolicoeur is making a good recovery. Beater Bloncourt is currently in hiding at an undisclosed location.
Brazil will face the winner of the Wales versus Germany match.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 100 HAITI 90 DISQUALIFIED: ILLEGAL CAPTURE OF SNITCH 16th May 2014 USA V JAM From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Yet more controversy in Patagonia: the outcome of the USA versus Jamaica clash is under investigation due to the sudden collapse of Kquewanda Bailey, the Jamaican Keeper, who toppled from her broom shortly before US Chaser Quentin Kowalski scored their ninth goal.
Seconds after the referee successfully halted Bailey’s groundwards plummet with a well timed ‘arresto momentum!’ US Seeker Darius Smackhammer caught the Snitch ahead of Jamaican counterpart Shanice Higgins, resulting in a narrow victory for the United States.
The timing of Kquewanda’s sudden unconsciousness was so convenient that authorities are examining the possibility of crowd interference. Omnioculars from all over the stadium are being scrutinised for recorded evidence. The ICWQC has intimated that they will not be in a position to rule on the validity of the result until tomorrow.
An amendment to the rules of Quidditch in 1849 stipulates that if a member of the crowd casts any jinx or spell on a player, their team will automatically forfeit the match, whether or not the team ordered or approved of the magic performed.
FINAL SCORE: USA 0 JAMAICA 0 Following an inquiry into the sudden (and, many felt, suspicious) collapse of Jamaican Keeper Kquewanda Bailey at a crucial point in yesterday’s match against the USA, Kquewanda is now confirmed to be suffering from an infected Sasabonsam (vampiric Nigerian mascot) bite, sustained during the opening ceremony. No crowd interference has been uncovered and therefore the USA will pass into the quarter-finals, where they will play the victor of the Chad versus Liechtenstein match.
NO CROWD INTERFERENCE HAS BEEN UNCOVERED 17th May 2014 LIE V TCD From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
The longest match of the tournament so far is in its eleventh hour and players have broken for a short sleep. The two teams seem evenly matched, and every goal has been hard won against Beaters who on both sides are showing superb precision and power. The Snitch has been within catching range on three occasions but on each, well-hit Bludgers have prevented a resolution. Man of the match so far is undoubtedly Liechtenstein Chaser Willi Wenzel, who took two Bludgers to the head in the early stages of the game and still managed to score the third goal of the match from a distance of sixty yards.
ON-GOING SCORE CHAD 0 LIECHTENSTEIN 0 18th May 2014
As the second day of this match limped to a close, players were beginning to show signs of severe fatigue. The Snitch was literally hovering above Chadian Seeker Jacques Miskine’s left eyebrow for five minutes before he noticed it, and even then his reactions were so slow it managed to make an escape. Liechtenstein Chaser Otmar Frick is believed to have literally fallen asleep on his broom shortly before play was stopped for the evening. Still too close to call, this match is turning into a true epic of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.
ON-GOING SCORE LIECHTENSTEIN 120 CHAD 140 THE SNITCH WAS LITERALLY HOVERING ABOVE CHADIAN SEEKER JACQUES MISKINE'S LEFT EYEBROW 19th May 2014
The end, when it finally came, was sudden and brutal. In the third day of the gruelling match, and with Chad just ahead on goals, exhausted Liechtenstein Seeker Bruno Bruunhart managed to grab the Snitch inches from the outstretched hand of Jacques Miskine. Both teams wept and embraced as they finally reached solid ground. All are now receiving medical treatment.
Liechtenstein will now face the USA in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: LIECHTENSTEIN 260 CHAD 250 20th May 2014 BGR V NZL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
New Zealand manager Charlie Baverstock proclaimed himself ‘madder than a bloke who’s been locked in a box of Fwoopers’ after Dennis Moon was sent off in the 106th minute. This loss was undoubtedly a crucial factor in New Zealand’s 410 - 170 loss to a Bulgarian side that many feel was lucky to qualify at all.
The mid-air collision of Chasers Moon and Bogomil Levski appeared accidental from many parts of the stadium. However, referee Georgios Xenakis was better positioned and judged that Moon had deliberately caused the crash. Whether or not Xenakis was influenced by rumours that Moon and Levski have a long-standing feud, his decision undoubtedly turned the match in Bulgaria’s favour.
Twice runners-up in the last fifty years, the current Bulgarian side showed flashes of inspiration as they racked up an impressive score against the six-strong Kiwis. Two players – Levski and Vulchanov – had fathers on the 1994 side that introduced an eighteen-year-old Viktor Krum to the world. One of the headline stories of the current World Cup is, of course, Krum’s re-emergence from retirement. At thirty-eight he is the oldest player in the competition, and has faced stiff criticism for taking the place of a younger player on what some have called ‘sentimental’ grounds. However, Krum’s capture of the Snitch ahead of twenty-one-year-old Ngapo Ponika unquestionably showed traces of his old brilliance, and delighted the Bulgarian supporters.
Bulgaria will play joint favourites Norway in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 NEW ZEALAND 0 21st May 2014 JPN V POL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
A tight, well-fought game of Quidditch resulted in a well-deserved win for Japan, who emerged the victors with 350 points to Poland’s 140. The final score does not reflect Poland’s spirited and dynamic play, but the inexperience of this young side showed as they were put under considerable pressure by veteran Japanese Beaters Hongo and Shingo (recently voted second only to legendary 1994 Bulgarians Volkov and Vulchanov as all-time best Beater duo). Polish Seeker Wladyslaw Wolfke is one to watch: a daring and graceful flier, he was unlucky to miss the Snitch early in the game, and was only narrowly beaten to it in the 59th minute by the gifted Noriko Sato.
Japan will play joint favourites Nigeria in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 0 POLAND 0 21st May 2014 WAL V DEU From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Germany versus Wales today gave a horrible reminder of the perils of Seekership. The Wronski Feint is a dangerous move whereby the Seeker pretends to have spotted the Snitch and performs a vertical dive, attempting to lure his or her counterpart into imitating them, pulling out at the last moment and leaving their opponent to crash. German Seeker Thorsten Pfeffer today attempted the life-threatening Feint with awful consequences, failing to pull out in time and colliding with the ground at what onlookers estimated to be sixty miles an hour. Healers flooded the pitch and Skele-Gro was administered at the scene. Thankfully, Pfeffer survived the match and manager Franziska Faust later told the assembled reporters that he is likely to make a complete recovery, although he has broken most of the bones in his body and currently believes himself to be a budgerigar called Klaus.
Welsh Seeker Eurig Cadwallader caught the Snitch eleven minutes after Pfeffer was stretchered off the field, but neither players nor crowd were in a celebratory mood, and only once she had heard that Pfeffer would survive did manager Gwenog Jones pronounce herself to be ‘bloody delighted’. Her team will face Brazil in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: WALES 0 GERMANY 0 QUARTER FINAL MATCHES 4th June 2014 BRA V WAL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
The first quarter-final of the tournament has proved to be the most contentious game so far this tournament, one which began in bad blood and ended in a brawl that saw Welsh manager Gwenog Jones dragged from the pitch by her own Beaters.
The Brazil-Wales grudge began in the early days of the tournament when Brazilian manager José Barboza allegedly called the Welsh Chasers ‘talentless hags’ over a few drinks with loose-lipped veteran journalist Rita Skeeter. His insistence that he had been joking did nothing to quell the ire of Welsh manager Gwenog Jones, who threatened to ‘curse the face off’ him. In spite of the ICWQC’s ban on ‘managerial trash talk’ – a ban that many believe to have been created with Gwenog in mind – Jones has missed no opportunity to belittle and insult the Brazilians ever since learning that her team would face them in the quarter-finals. She was even prevented from entering the stadium in an ‘IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAITI’ T-shirt (Brazil passed into the quarter-finals when opponents Haiti were disqualified), so missed the opening ten minutes of the match, which were notable for the ferocity of play and three brutal fouls.
Brazilian Chasers Diaz, Alonso and Flores put in a solid performance and should be commended for keeping their heads when all about them were losing theirs – in the case of Keeper Raul Almeida, almost literally. The viciousness of the Bludger sent his way by Welsh Beater Iefan Rice (the Quaffle was at the other end of the pitch at the time) earned Brazil a penalty and arguably should have seen Rice sent off.
Nevertheless, Wales’s play was not confined to fouls. Few will disagree that Welsh Chaser Jackie Jernigan scored one of the tournament’s most stunning goals from a distance of fifty yards, while it is estimated that Beater Darren Floyd single-handedly prevented at least seventeen Brazilian goals.
Wales’s chances were finally dashed by a stunning Snitch capture by Brazilian Seeker Tony Silva, who performed a spectacular dive in the 131st minute of the match to seize victory from under his counterpart Eurig Cadwallader’s nose.
Gwenog Jones is in custody this evening, having attempted to make good her promise to curse off Barboza’s face in full view of a packed stadium. Healers report that Barboza’s skin has almost regrown, and he is said to be in excellent spirits. Brazil will face the winner of the USA versus Liechtenstein match in the semi-finals.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 0 WALES 0 6th June 2014 BGR V NOR From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
In one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, the Bulgarian side, who many considered lucky to have qualified, has ousted one of the joint favourites. Norway now fly home asking themselves how things could have gone so wrong, so quickly.
Bulgaria, whose first match was made considerably easier for them when New Zealand’s team was reduced to six after a sending-off, showed good form straight off the whistle. Nikola Vassileva was responsible for both of Bulgaria’s early goals, but Norway’s Lars Lundekvam soon equalised.
The end came almost without warning. Viktor Krum’s sudden descent looked like simple Bludger-avoidance and Norwegian Seeker Sigrid Kristoffersen not only neglected to mark him, but was actually looking the other way when Krum raised his right hand to show that he had secured a Bulgarian victory in the 42nd minute. Few will fail to sympathise with Kristoffersen, who flew directly to the ground and banged her head on it until dragged to her feet by Keeper Karl Wang. Krum, who has been written off by many journalists as too old and slow to compete at 38 years old, was borne from the pitch in triumph by fans.
Heartbroken Norwegian coach Oddvar Spillum had no comment for reporters, but broken sobs. There can be no doubt that this has been a deeply unlucky tournament for the usually outstanding Norwegians. However irrational it may seem, many fans blame the Selma, a Norwegian lake monster that the team brought as a mascot and which caused a bloodbath at the opening ceremony. The Selma is tonight hiding in a secret location.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 NORWAY 0 8th June 2014 USA V LIE From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
If Muggles haven’t noticed the celebrations currently piercing the Patagonian night, we must assume that in addition to being non-magical they are also remarkably stupid. The USA is through to the semi-finals of the Quidditch World Cup and as I write this report, Argentinian officials are storming through both the supporters’ encampment and the players’ quarters, attempting to quell the kind of jubilation more commonly associated with the final.
The US has historically put up a poor show in international Quidditch, being the only country to have embraced the (frankly odd) game of Quodpot. Today marks the US’s maturation into a true force of the wizarding world’s most popular sport.
Though some may suggest that Liechtenstein entered the match at a disadvantage, having competed in a three-day epic against Chad, the team appeared fully recovered as they entered the stadium. Early play was fast and competitive with Quaffle possession almost equal. US Chaser Quentin Kowalski drew plaudits from all commentators for his deft weaving and rolling, although Liechtensteiner heart-throb Otmar Frick (‘The Rugged Man of Ruggell’) was the game’s top scorer with 16 goals.
A DARING SNITCH CAPTURE THAT INVOLVED A BREAKNECK DASH THROUGH THE CROSS FIRE OF BOTH BLUDGERS Top plaudits must go to American Seeker Darius Smackhammer, who secured the US’s place in an historic semi-final in the 148th minute. His was a daring Snitch capture that involved a breakneck dash through the cross fire of both Bludgers and risked collision with hefty Liechtenstein Chaser Willi Wenzel to tweak the Snitch hovering near Wenzel’s left ankle.
Red, white and blue sparks are currently so thick in the air that it is both difficult to breathe or see. A harried official high in the ICWQC told the Daily Prophet shortly after the match: ‘if this is what they do when they get into the semis, imagine what we’re facing if they reach the final. I’m thinking security trolls.’
FINAL SCORE: USA 0 LIECHTENSTEIN 0 TODAY MARKS THE US'S MATURATION INTO A TRUE FORCE OF THE WIZARDING WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SPORT. LATE BREAKING NEWS High-spirited American fans celebrating their team’s historic triumph in the quarter-finals have kidnapped Hans, the Liechtenstein mascot. Hans, a large and gloomy Augurey (a rain-predicting, vulture-like bird), has gained a devoted fan following during the tournament. Liechtenstein coach and manager Ferdinand Jägendorf has issued the following statement: ‘Das finden wir nicht lustig’ (‘we don’t find that funny’).
Return of Hans the Augurey
The Liechtenstein mascot is tonight back in his customised pen, but not before negotiations for his return reached the highest levels. Highly placed sources can confirm that the Liechtenstein Minister for Magic and the President of MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) exchanged terse owls concerning the whereabouts of Hans, who was kidnapped by enthusiastic American fans following their victory over Liechtenstein in the quarter-finals.
‘We are delighted to report that this prank has ended in a friendly and cooperative fashion,’ announced President Samuel G. Quahog, ‘and trust that Hans is none the worse for his little adventure.’
‘We are very pleased that the Americans have returned our beloved mascot,’ said Minister Otto Obermeier. ‘Magizoologists are currently keeping Hans under close observation for ill effects. If any are discovered we will of course lobby the ICWQC for the USA’s immediate disqualification from the World Cup.’
A harried ICWQC official responded: ‘Look, we’ve had to perform mass Memory Charms on about 2000 Muggles living on the edge of the desert after the American celebrations last night, and don’t get me started on the planes. I’m not telling the Americans they’re going home. Not doing it. Just feed the bird some fairies and leave me alone.’
10th June 2014 JPN V NGA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
A World Cup full of surprises yielded yet another this afternoon as the second of the tournament’s favourites crashed out of the competition, yielding to the might of a Japanese side that put in a near flawless performance.
This match ought to be remembered as the Battle of the Beaters, because these two outstanding Quidditch nations put on a veritable master class of Bludger work. The precision and creativity of shots hit by Okoye and Ojukwu on the one hand, and Shingo and Hongo on the other, framed the action, demonstrating that Beaters – so often caricatured as thugs with bats – can be artists, too.
The turning point of the game was undoubtedly the staggeringly powerful shot hit by Hongo, which smashed the tail off Nigerian Seeker Equiano’s broom. As Equiano span out of control, Noriko Sato soared through the middle of the action to seize the Snitch from the midst of distracted Nigerian players intent on saving their teammate. Japan pass into the semi-finals where they will meet Bulgaria.
The Nigerians have been riding the controversial Thunderbolt VII, a competitor to the Firebolt series, which many experts feel has sacrificed safety for speed. Professional brooms ought to be able to withstand all Bludger blows and an inquiry is already underway. Rumours that a posse of Nigerian warlocks is currently heading for the Thunderbolt Headquarters in Manchester, England, have not been confirmed.
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BRAZIL Brazil has won the Quidditch World Cup five times, but the nineties and early noughties were generally considered wilderness years for this once great side. Manager José Barboza has reinvigorated the national game, bringing in younger players from every corner of the country. With an average age of only 22, this is the least experienced side remaining in the tournament.
BROOMS: VARÁPIDOS TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 41 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 131 MINUTES* OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: ALEJANDRA ALONSO (C) * Only one capture, due to Haiti’s illegal capture in the first round.
LUDO’S RATING: 9/1 Their relative inexperience has not hampered the high goal scoring Brazilians thus far, but these young players may crumble as pressure mounts. They have plenty of talent, but might it be more realistic to expect a win in four years’ time?
USA Nobody expected the USA’s explosion into the final stages of the Quidditch World Cup. While they may have been lucky in the first round, where the collapse of Jamaica’s Seeker allowed them to sneak a win, they showed their mettle in beating the well-favoured Liechtenstein team in the quarter-finals. Could this be the USA’s moment?
BROOMS: STARSWEEPER XXI TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 39 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 100 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: DARIUS SMACKHAMMER (S) LUDO’S RATING: 12/1 While impressed by the Americans’ form against Liechtenstein, seasoned Quidditch-watchers remain unconvinced as to whether they have what it takes to lift the Cup. Their primary weakness is in defence. Keeper Susan Blancheflower let 23 Jamaican goals past her in the first round, and Beaters Pringle and Picquery will need to find better form if they are to beat the talented young Brazilian Beaters, Santos and Clodoaldo, in the next round.
JAPAN Japan were widely expected to do well in this tournament, but the flair and attack they showed in dispatching joint-favourites Nigeria impressed all who witnessed it. Riding racing brooms developed in their home country and unveiled for the first time during the tournament, Japan boasts talented players in almost every position, but it is in defence that they are virtually untouchable. Hongo and Shingo replica Quidditch robes are now the fastest-selling pieces of merchandise at the tournament.
BROOMS: YAJIRUSHI TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 32 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 61 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: MASAKI HONGO (B), SHINTARO SHINGO (B) LUDO’S RATING: 4/1 Japan must now be tournament favourites, dispatching opponents with a combination of ruthless efficiency and exquisite artistry.
BULGARIA Nobody expected Bulgaria to proceed past the knockout round. While they have twice reached the final in the last twenty years, Bulgaria entered this tournament as outsiders, their team having narrowly scraped into the final sixteen. The selection of 38-year-old Viktor Krum was widely seen as made out of sentiment rather than on merit. Luck may have played a part in Bulgaria’s first round win against New Zealand, but when Krum’s early capture of the Snitch sent joint favourites Norway home from the tournament, many commentators were forced to eat their scathing words.
BROOMS: FIREBOLT SUPREME TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 28 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 88 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: VIKTOR KRUM (S) LUDO’S RATING: 50/1 Bulgaria is attracting a lot of international support; partly for their underdog status and partly for the fondness Quidditch fans everywhere feel for a talented man who never achieved his life’s ambition. But do Krum and his teammates really have what it takes to beat Japan in the semis? The answer, I fear, is probably not.
SEMI-FINAL MATCHES 5th July 2014 USA V BRA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
For the second time in this tournament, it looks like a game will run through the night – and possibly beyond.
If one word summarises this semi–final so far, it is: nerves. Careless errors have littered the match, undoubtedly because a place in the final means so much to both sides. The USA has already climbed higher in the tournament than they have ever managed before, and 2014 will mark their emergence as a major force in the sport. Meanwhile Brazil, a once-great side who have lost their way in recent years, are fighting for their first final since 1982. The stakes are high and it is perhaps not to be wondered at that players are showing signs of pressure.
We have seen more Quaffle drops than in any match so far, with US Chaser Mercy Wardwell so frustrated by her fifth fumble that she beat her head repeatedly against her broom handle until restrained by Seeker Darius Smackhammer. Yet Wardwell was not alone: even Fernando Diaz and Alejandra Alonso, two of Brazil’s finest, allowed the Quaffle to slip through their fingers twice apiece.
Several mis-hit Bludgers have injured the Beaters’ own teammates. When Lucas Picquery sent the Bludger into the face of Keeper Susan Blancheflower in the fourth hour of the game, she risked further injury by attempting to jump onto Picquery’s broom to remonstrate with him. Cautioned by the referee, Blancheflower was the next to make an elementary error when she came too far out of the scoring circle, allowing Alonso to slip past and sneak a goal that took Brazil ten points ahead, although not for long. Quentin Kowalski scored twice as night fell, giving the US a narrow lead, but this is still anyone’s game as darkness thickens.
ON-GOING SCORE USA 0 BRAZIL 0
As the sun rose in Patagonia, two tired but determined teams seemed more focused and disciplined after a night of gruelling play. Here we saw the reason that both teams reached the semi-finals. Dynamic Quaffle play between two exciting Chaser trios could still have swung the match either way, but Brazilian Keeper Raul Almeida made all the difference, repeatedly repelling American assaults on the goal hoops.
Darius Smackhammer spotted the Snitch in the twentieth hour of the game, but a pair of precision hit Bludgers courtesy of Brazilian Beaters Santos and Clodoaldo drove him off course. The crowd rose as one as Smackhammer and Brazilian Seeker Silva raced each other, both sliding to the very handles of their brooms. As the pair spiralled towards the ground it was initially hard to see who had triumphed – Silva’s subsequent breakneck dash towards the scoreboard could have been suicidal or triumphant – but it was swiftly apparent that Brazil had won.
An epic semi-final has ended in thrilling style. Brazil will face either Japan or Bulgaria in the final, while the USA will play the loser to decide third place.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 100 USA 120 6th July 2014 BGR V JPN From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
One minute before walking out onto the pitch for the second of this year’s semi-finals, Bulgarian Beater Boris Vulchanov told me: ‘We’ve been underdogs all through this tournament. We have nothing to lose and everything to win. We’ll leave everything out there.’
And nobody could deny that they did. If there is any consolation for the Japanese, who have been outstanding throughout this tournament and who have given the wizarding world two new icons in Beaters Shingo and Hongo, it is that they participated in a semi-final that will long live in memory; one of the highest scoring of recent years and a display of utterly thrilling Quidditch.
As expected, Shingo and Hongo dominated the early part of the game. Play was stopped twice for Healers to attend to the Bulgarian team, six of whom were bleeding from the head within an hour of Quaffle-off.
Then came a triple display of sportsmanship that nobody who witnessed it will soon forget. With Bludgers still flying like cannonballs, Vulchanov deliberately interposed his body to protect teammate and Seeker Krum, who was in hot pursuit of the Snitch. Vulchanov was knocked out cold and fell from his broom, only to be caught and saved by Japanese Seeker Noriko Sato. Seeing that Sato was unable to pursue the Snitch, Krum pulled up and did not capitalise on his momentary advantage. Krum, Sato and Vulchanov (once revived) were given a standing ovation by all spectators as play resumed.
While the Japanese defence has rightly drawn plaudits from all corners of the Quidditch world, the work of Chasers Ryuichi Yamaguchi, Kimiko Kurosawa and Yoshi Wakahisa should not be overlooked. By the eighth hour of the game the Japanese were two hundred and fifty points ahead. In spite of trailing badly, the Bulgarians took everything Shingo and Hongo were throwing at them. The Bulgarians’ play was not pretty, but their guts could not be doubted.
The Snitch appeared for the second time and Krum raced Sato, driving her off but refusing to catch it. It was a mark of faith in his team and a sharp contrast to the infamous catch of the ’94 final, where he had brought the game to an end to spare his side further humiliation at the hands of the Irish.
This was the true turning point of the match. The Bulgarians now chipped slowly away, finally drawing level by sheer persistence and a much-improved defensive performance. Then, in the tenth hour, the extraordinary reversal: Krum performed a magnificent piece of diversionary flying that led Sato to believe he was avoiding Hongo’s sight-line, and before the crowd or his fellow players realised what was happening, Krum caught the Snitch. Such was the crowd’s astonishment that there was a ten second silence throughout the stadium before the Bulgarian supporters even dared cheer. Their celebrations continue as I write, but only the most hard-hearted could fail to sympathise with the Japanese, who now face the USA in the playoff for third place.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 JAPAN 0 8th July 2014 Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at Quidditch World Cup Final From the Daily Prophet’s Gossip Correspondent, Rita Skeeter.
There are celebrities – and then there are celebrities. We’ve seen many a famous face from the wizarding world grace the stands here in the Patagonian Desert – Ministers and Presidents, Celestina Warbeck, controversial American wizarding band The Bent-Winged Snitches – all have caused flurries of excitement, with crowd members scrambling for autographs and even casting Bridging Charms to reach the VIP boxes over the heads of the crowd.
But when word swept the campsite and stadium that a certain gang of infamous wizards (no longer the fresh-faced teenagers they were in their heyday, but nevertheless recognisable) had arrived for the final, excitement was beyond anything yet seen. As the crowd stampeded, tents were flattened and small children mown down. Fans from all corners of the globe stormed towards the area where members of Dumbledore’s Army were rumoured to have been sighted, desperate above all else for a glimpse of the man they still call the Chosen One.
The Potter family and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army have been given accommodation in the VIP section of the campsite, which is protected by heavy charms and patrolled by Security Warlocks. Their presence has ensured large crowds along the cordoned area, all hoping for a glimpse of their heroes. At 3pm today they got their wish when, to the accompaniment of loud screams, Potter took his young sons James and Albus to visit the players’ compound, where he introduced them to Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum.
About to turn 34, there are a couple of threads of silver in the famous Auror’s black hair, but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old. The famous lightning scar has company: Potter is sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. Requests for information as to its provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic: ‘We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department, as we have told you no less than 514 times, Ms. Skeeter.’ So what are they hiding? Is the Chosen One embroiled in fresh mysteries that will one day explode upon us all, plunging us into a new age of terror and mayhem?
Or does his injury have a more humble origin, one that Potter is desperate to hide? Has his wife perhaps cursed him? Are cracks beginning to show in a union that the Potters are determined to promote as happy? Should we read anything into the fact that his wife Ginevra has been perfectly happy to leave her husband and children behind in London whilst reporting on this tournament? The jury is out on whether she really had the talent or experience to be sent to the Quidditch World Cup (jury’s back in – no!!!) but let’s face it, when your last name is Potter, doors open, international sporting bodies bow and scrape, and Daily Prophet editors hand you plum assignments.
As their devoted fans and followers will remember, Potter and Krum competed against each other in the controversial Triwizard Tournament, but apparently there are no hard feelings, as they embraced upon meeting. (What really happened in that maze? Speculation is unlikely to be quelled by the warmth of their greeting.) After half an hour’s chat, Potter and his sons returned to the campsite where they socialised with the rest of Dumbledore’s Army until the small hours.
In the next tent are Potter’s two closest associates, the ones who know everything about him and yet have always refused to talk to the press. Are they afraid of him, or is it their own secrets they are afraid will leak out, tarnishing the myth of He Who Could Not Be Named’s defeat? Now married, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were with Potter almost every step of the way. Like the rest of Dumbledore’s Army, they fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and no doubt deserve the plaudits and awards for bravery heaped upon them by a grateful wizarding world.
In the immediate aftermath of the battle Weasley, whose famous ginger hair appears to be thinning slightly, entered into employment with the Ministry of Magic alongside Potter, but left only two years later to co-manage the highly successful wizarding joke emporium Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Was he, as he stated at the time, ‘delighted to assist my brother George with a business I’ve always loved’? Or had he had his fill of standing in Potter’s shadow? Was the work of the Auror Department too much for a man who has admitted that the destruction of He Who Could Not Be Named’s Horcruxes ‘took its toll’ on him?
He shows no obvious signs of mental illness from a distance, but the public is not allowed close enough to make a proper assessment. Is this suspicious?
WAS HE, AS HE STATED AT THE TIME, 'DELIGHTED TO ASSIST MY BROTHER GEORGE WITH A BUSINESS I'VE ALWAYS LOVED'? Hermione Granger, of course, was always the femme fatale of the group. Press reports of the time revealed that as a teenager she toyed with the young Potter’s affections before being seduced away by the muscular Viktor Krum, finally settling for Potter’s faithful sidekick. After a meteoric rise to Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, she is now tipped to go even higher within the Ministry, and is also mother to son, Hugo, and daughter, Rose. Does Hermione Granger prove that a witch really can have it all? (No – look at her hair).
Then there are those members of Dumbledore’s Army who receive slightly less publicity than Potter, Weasley and Granger. (Are they resentful? Almost certainly.) Neville Longbottom, now a popular Herbology teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is here in Patagonia with his wife Hannah. Until recently the pair lived above the Leaky Cauldron in London, but rumour has it that Hannah has not only retrained as a Healer, but is applying for the job of Matron at Hogwarts. Idle gossip suggests that she and her husband both enjoy a little more Ogden’s Old Firewhisky than most of us would expect from custodians of our children, but no doubt we all wish her the best of luck with her application.
Last of the ringleaders of Dumbledore’s Army is, of course, Luna Lovegood (now married to Rolf Scamander, swarthy grandson of celebrated Magizoologist Newt). Still delightfully eccentric, Luna has been sweeping around the VIP section in robes composed of the flags of all sixteen qualifying countries. Her twin sons are ‘at home with grandpa’. Is this a euphemism for ‘too disturbed to be seen in public’? Surely only the unkindest would suggest so.
Sundry other members of the Army are here, but it is on these six that most interest is focused. Wherever there is a red head one may make an educated guess that it belongs to a Weasley, but it is difficult to tell whether it is George (wealthy co-manager of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes), Charlie (dragon wrangler, still unmarried – why?) or Percy (Head of the Department of Magical Transportation – it’s his fault if the Floo Network’s too busy!). The only one who is easy to recognise is Bill who, poor man, is grievously scarred from an encounter with a werewolf and yet somehow (Enchantment? Love potion? Blackmail? Kidnap?) married the undeniably beautiful (though doubtless empty-headed) Fleur Delacour.
Word is that we shall see these and other members of Dumbledore’s Army in the VIP boxes at the final, adding to the glitz and razzmatazz of a gala occasion. Let us hope that the behaviour of two of their younger hangers-on does not embarrass them, heaping shame on those who have previously brought honour to the name of wizard.
One always hesitates to invade the privacy of young people, but the fact is that anyone closely connected with Harry Potter reaps the benefits and must pay the penalty of public interest. No doubt Potter will be distressed to know that his sixteen-year-old godson Teddy Lupin – a lanky half-werewolf with bright blue hair – has been behaving in a way unbefitting of wizarding royalty since arriving on the VIP campsite. It might be asking too much that the always-busy Potter keep a tighter rein on this wild boy, who was entrusted to his care by his dying parents, but one shudders to think what will become of Master Lupin without urgent intervention. Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Bill Weasley might like to know that their beautiful, blonde daughter Victoire seems to be attracted to any dark corner where Master Lupin happens to be lurking. The good news is both of them seem to have invented a method of breathing through their ears. I can think of no other reason how they have survived such prolonged periods of what, in my young day, was called ‘snogging.’
But let us not be severe. Harry Potter and his cohorts never claimed to be perfect! And for those who want to know exactly how imperfect they are, my new biography: Dumbledore’s Army: The Dark Side of the Demob will be available from Flourish and Blotts on July 31st.
FINAL MATCHES 9th July 2014 JPN V USA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
It was brief, it was bloody and few will disagree that it was brutal. Japan, who many thought would go all the way in this tournament, and the USA, for whom 2014 has been a breakthrough year, have both had remarkable World Cups. All fourteen players in this third place play-off can hold their heads high tonight, though for some – notably American Chaser Arsenia Gonzales, who took two Bludgers to the face in the 34th minute – it will be extremely painful.
The USA did well to score twelve times against Keeper Todoroki, an undersung hero of the Japanese side who was on superb form, while Beaters Hongo and Shingo were simply unstoppable. At the other end of the pitch, Chasers Yamaguchi, Kurosawa and Wakahisa put eighteen goals past Keeper Susan Blancheflower before Japanese Seeker Noriko Sato put in one of the most spectacular dives of the tournament. Zooming through flying Bludgers and a tangle of Chasers she successfully seized the Snitch from under the heel of American Mercy Wardwell, leaving Darius Smackhammer in a broom-lock with Lucas Picquery.
Once on the ground, the teams embraced in a heart-warming show of sportsmanship. Word has since reached us that the Japanese have presented the American team – whose supporters famously kidnapped Hans the Augurey, the Liechtenstein mascot – with a Hoo-hoo chick (the Hoo-hoo is a Japanese firebird).
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 0 USA 0 11th July 2014 BRA V BGR From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter. NEXT: THE FINAL This writing was first published on Pottermore in July 2014
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FIRST ROUND MATCHES QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP 2014 Daily Prophet 12th April 2014 Disastrous opening ceremony leads to questions about Quidditch World Cup security From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Not a single Quaffle thrown, not a single Snitch caught, but the 427th Quidditch World Cup is already mired in controversy. Magizoologists have congregated in the desert to contain the mayhem and Healers have attended more than 300 crowd members suffering from shock, broken bones and bites. The Argentinian Council of Magic is reeling from accusations that their decision to stage a mascot-themed opening ceremony was foolish and reckless.
In the weeks leading up to the opening, an impressive ornamental lake was created in the middle of the desert to accommodate the Fijian team’s Dukuwaqa (a shark/man shape-shifter). Organisers announced that mascots representing the other teams participating in the first week’s matches would take part in a choreographed display, advertised as ‘a magnificent exhibition of the diversity of the magizoological world’.
The ceremony started in gentle style, with river Genies from the Ivory Coast dancing in formation over the surface of the lake. It was only when the Fijian and Norwegian mascots were released that disaster struck.
President of the Argentinian Council of Magic, Valentina Vázquez, has issued the following statement:
‘While prepared for the arrival of the Fijian Dukuwaqa, we were surprised when the Norwegian delegation announced that they would also require lake-space for a gigantic lake serpent, the Selma. We had assumed that the Norwegians would be accompanied by their usual troop of performing trolls.’
‘We are not aware that any study has ever been undertaken into the compatibility of Dukuwaqas and Selmas, so the Council of Magic cannot accept liability for the unfortunate consequences of placing the two in close proximity.’
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Prophet, Chief Consulting Magizoologist Rolf Scamander disagreed:
‘The Dukuwaqa lives in a warm ocean, the Selma in an icy freshwater lake. The former is a shape-shifter that can transform from fish to man, the latter is a serpent that devours human flesh and fish. You would need the brains of a Billywig not to foresee an immediate bloodbath if both were crammed tightly together in tepid, brackish water.’
A BLOODBATH IS PRECISELY WHAT OCCURRED WHEN THE TWO MONSTERS WERE RELEASED A bloodbath is precisely what occurred when the two monsters were released into the magical lake through gigantic crystal chutes. Fijian and Norwegian handlers plunged into the seething waters to contain their respective mascots, but their efforts were greatly hampered by the Brazilian Curupiras (red-haired, forest-dwelling dwarves whose feet point backwards and who protect fellow creatures whom they feel are under threat from humans). Evidently believing that the handlers meant the Dukuwaqa and the Selma harm, the Curupiras attacked.
With panic in the stadium and blood now flowing freely from both humans and creatures, it was perhaps understandable that the Nigerian Sasabonsams (vampiric, spindle-legged creatures) became crazed. As they wreaked havoc upon crowd and organisers, the rumour that the Haitian team had brought Inferi as their mascots was proven true. The crowd stampeded as Inferi moved freely through the stadium, attempting to capture and devour anyone who tripped.
Regulations on the size and nature of mascots have long been a source of debate at the highest levels of the ICWQC. A motion to restrict mascots ‘to herbivores, creatures smaller than a cow and nothing that breathes fire’ was defeated by an overwhelming majority in 1995. Quidditch supporters worldwide have been opposed to any meddling with what they see as a traditional, colourful part of the World Cup.
However, many believe that competition among teams to bring the most intimidating mascot has got out of hand. Norwegian manager Arnulf Moe defended his decision to bring the Selma, which he said represented the ‘steely determination and ferocity of the Norwegian players’, and claimed that the Dukuwaqa bit first.
A record crowd has been transported by 10,000 Portkeys to the heart of the Patagonian desert for the opening weekend of the tournament, and while the Argentinian Council has been widely praised for the flawless transportation arrangements, the record number of injuries sustained before the first whistle has been blown is sure to be an embarrassment to the organisers.
The first game of the tournament will take place tomorrow: Norway versus Ivory Coast.
FIRST ROUND MATCHES 13th April 2014 NOR V CIV From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Joint favourites in this year’s tournament, Norway today made short work of Ivory Coast, who were not playing at their often impressive best.
The last time these sides met, the game lasted for five days. Today, the final whistle was blown in a little over two hours.
Norway’s resolve and discipline was impressive given the level of hostility they faced from the crowd, many of whom were still bandaged following the Norwegian mascot’s behaviour of yesterday. The match was twice halted whilst security wizards entered the stands to discover the source of jinxes sent at celebrated Norwegian Chaser Lars Lundekvam.
Ivoirian Chaser Elodie Dembélé, aged only 18, scored seven of Ivory Coast’s ten goals. Norwegian Seeker Sigrid Kristoffersen out-raced her counterpart Sylvian Boigny to take the Snitch in the 128th minute.
FINAL SCORE: NORWAY 340 IVORY COAST 100 14th May 2014 NGA V FJI From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Pity Fijian Seeker Joseph Snuka as he tries to justify his side’s bruising 400 – 160 defeat at the hands of tournament favourites Nigeria.
In the early stages of the game Fijian Beaters Quintia Qarase and Narinder Singh lacked the ferocity of their Nigerian counterparts Aliko Okoye and Mercy Ojukwu. The Bludgers did serious damage to the Fijian Chasers, who managed only a single goal during the first hour, compared with Nigeria’s forty.
To the bewilderment of commentators, the fury of Fijian supporters and the jeers of the Nigerians, Seeker Snuka chose to capture the Snitch in the 141st minute, when his team was trailing 400-10. While there is precedent for a Seeker choosing to catch the Snitch if so doing will minimise the margin by which their team are about to lose (the most famous recent occasion being Viktor Krum’s Snitch capture in the 1994 final), Snuka’s counterpart Samuel Equiano was some distance away when he chose to snatch the Snitch from the air. Snuka has previously been dubbed an egoist by teammates and today’s actions will do little to change his reputation.
Fijian manager and trainer Hector Bolobolo’s only comment after the match was ‘I’m going to kill him.’
Nigeria will face the winner of the Japan versus Poland match.
FINAL SCORE: NIGERIA 400 FIJI 160 SNUKA HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DUBBED AN EGOIST BY TEAMMATES 15th May 2014 BRA V HTI From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
One of the oldest rules in Quidditch was violated in Haiti’s match against Brazil, resulting in the first disqualification of the tournament.
Haitian Keeper Lenelle Paraison (one of only three female Keepers flying this tournament) was forced to justify her selection again and again during the early hours of the game as Brazilian Chasers Diaz, Alonso and Flores made as many as thirty assaults on the hoops. That they scored only ten goals is testimony to Paraison’s agility and courage. Her nose was twice broken during the first sixty minutes, once by a ferocious Bludger mis-hit by her own teammate, Beater Jean-Baptiste Bloncourt.
At the other end of the pitch, star Haitian Chaser Clairvius Hyppolite was responsible for eight of his side’s nine goals. In spite of Brazil’s narrow lead in the fourth hour, many felt that the Haitian side was outplaying the Brazilians when Bloncourt made his second devastating mis-hit. The Haitian Seeker Sylvian Jolicoeur was within inches of capturing the Snitch when he was hit by another of Bloncourt’s poorly aimed Bludgers and knocked out cold. The Snitch then flew up Bloncourt’s sleeve, a rare but not unknown accident. ‘Only the Seeker may capture the Snitch and any other player catching it will forfeit the game’ is a tenet drummed into every schoolboy or girl who plays Quidditch, but Bloncourt appeared to lose his head at this point, wrestling the Snitch out of his undergarments and holding it up triumphantly as though this would indemnify him for the blunders he had made. Haiti was instantly disqualified.
Haitian Seeker Jolicoeur is making a good recovery. Beater Bloncourt is currently in hiding at an undisclosed location.
Brazil will face the winner of the Wales versus Germany match.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 100 HAITI 90 DISQUALIFIED: ILLEGAL CAPTURE OF SNITCH 16th May 2014 USA V JAM From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Yet more controversy in Patagonia: the outcome of the USA versus Jamaica clash is under investigation due to the sudden collapse of Kquewanda Bailey, the Jamaican Keeper, who toppled from her broom shortly before US Chaser Quentin Kowalski scored their ninth goal.
Seconds after the referee successfully halted Bailey’s groundwards plummet with a well timed ‘arresto momentum!’ US Seeker Darius Smackhammer caught the Snitch ahead of Jamaican counterpart Shanice Higgins, resulting in a narrow victory for the United States.
The timing of Kquewanda’s sudden unconsciousness was so convenient that authorities are examining the possibility of crowd interference. Omnioculars from all over the stadium are being scrutinised for recorded evidence. The ICWQC has intimated that they will not be in a position to rule on the validity of the result until tomorrow.
An amendment to the rules of Quidditch in 1849 stipulates that if a member of the crowd casts any jinx or spell on a player, their team will automatically forfeit the match, whether or not the team ordered or approved of the magic performed.
FINAL SCORE: USA 0 JAMAICA 0 Following an inquiry into the sudden (and, many felt, suspicious) collapse of Jamaican Keeper Kquewanda Bailey at a crucial point in yesterday’s match against the USA, Kquewanda is now confirmed to be suffering from an infected Sasabonsam (vampiric Nigerian mascot) bite, sustained during the opening ceremony. No crowd interference has been uncovered and therefore the USA will pass into the quarter-finals, where they will play the victor of the Chad versus Liechtenstein match.
NO CROWD INTERFERENCE HAS BEEN UNCOVERED 17th May 2014 LIE V TCD From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
The longest match of the tournament so far is in its eleventh hour and players have broken for a short sleep. The two teams seem evenly matched, and every goal has been hard won against Beaters who on both sides are showing superb precision and power. The Snitch has been within catching range on three occasions but on each, well-hit Bludgers have prevented a resolution. Man of the match so far is undoubtedly Liechtenstein Chaser Willi Wenzel, who took two Bludgers to the head in the early stages of the game and still managed to score the third goal of the match from a distance of sixty yards.
ON-GOING SCORE CHAD 0 LIECHTENSTEIN 0 18th May 2014
As the second day of this match limped to a close, players were beginning to show signs of severe fatigue. The Snitch was literally hovering above Chadian Seeker Jacques Miskine’s left eyebrow for five minutes before he noticed it, and even then his reactions were so slow it managed to make an escape. Liechtenstein Chaser Otmar Frick is believed to have literally fallen asleep on his broom shortly before play was stopped for the evening. Still too close to call, this match is turning into a true epic of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.
ON-GOING SCORE LIECHTENSTEIN 120 CHAD 140 THE SNITCH WAS LITERALLY HOVERING ABOVE CHADIAN SEEKER JACQUES MISKINE'S LEFT EYEBROW 19th May 2014
The end, when it finally came, was sudden and brutal. In the third day of the gruelling match, and with Chad just ahead on goals, exhausted Liechtenstein Seeker Bruno Bruunhart managed to grab the Snitch inches from the outstretched hand of Jacques Miskine. Both teams wept and embraced as they finally reached solid ground. All are now receiving medical treatment.
Liechtenstein will now face the USA in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: LIECHTENSTEIN 260 CHAD 250 20th May 2014 BGR V NZL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
New Zealand manager Charlie Baverstock proclaimed himself ‘madder than a bloke who’s been locked in a box of Fwoopers’ after Dennis Moon was sent off in the 106th minute. This loss was undoubtedly a crucial factor in New Zealand’s 410 - 170 loss to a Bulgarian side that many feel was lucky to qualify at all.
The mid-air collision of Chasers Moon and Bogomil Levski appeared accidental from many parts of the stadium. However, referee Georgios Xenakis was better positioned and judged that Moon had deliberately caused the crash. Whether or not Xenakis was influenced by rumours that Moon and Levski have a long-standing feud, his decision undoubtedly turned the match in Bulgaria’s favour.
Twice runners-up in the last fifty years, the current Bulgarian side showed flashes of inspiration as they racked up an impressive score against the six-strong Kiwis. Two players – Levski and Vulchanov – had fathers on the 1994 side that introduced an eighteen-year-old Viktor Krum to the world. One of the headline stories of the current World Cup is, of course, Krum’s re-emergence from retirement. At thirty-eight he is the oldest player in the competition, and has faced stiff criticism for taking the place of a younger player on what some have called ‘sentimental’ grounds. However, Krum’s capture of the Snitch ahead of twenty-one-year-old Ngapo Ponika unquestionably showed traces of his old brilliance, and delighted the Bulgarian supporters.
Bulgaria will play joint favourites Norway in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 NEW ZEALAND 0 21st May 2014 JPN V POL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
A tight, well-fought game of Quidditch resulted in a well-deserved win for Japan, who emerged the victors with 350 points to Poland’s 140. The final score does not reflect Poland’s spirited and dynamic play, but the inexperience of this young side showed as they were put under considerable pressure by veteran Japanese Beaters Hongo and Shingo (recently voted second only to legendary 1994 Bulgarians Volkov and Vulchanov as all-time best Beater duo). Polish Seeker Wladyslaw Wolfke is one to watch: a daring and graceful flier, he was unlucky to miss the Snitch early in the game, and was only narrowly beaten to it in the 59th minute by the gifted Noriko Sato.
Japan will play joint favourites Nigeria in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 0 POLAND 0 21st May 2014 WAL V DEU From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Germany versus Wales today gave a horrible reminder of the perils of Seekership. The Wronski Feint is a dangerous move whereby the Seeker pretends to have spotted the Snitch and performs a vertical dive, attempting to lure his or her counterpart into imitating them, pulling out at the last moment and leaving their opponent to crash. German Seeker Thorsten Pfeffer today attempted the life-threatening Feint with awful consequences, failing to pull out in time and colliding with the ground at what onlookers estimated to be sixty miles an hour. Healers flooded the pitch and Skele-Gro was administered at the scene. Thankfully, Pfeffer survived the match and manager Franziska Faust later told the assembled reporters that he is likely to make a complete recovery, although he has broken most of the bones in his body and currently believes himself to be a budgerigar called Klaus.
Welsh Seeker Eurig Cadwallader caught the Snitch eleven minutes after Pfeffer was stretchered off the field, but neither players nor crowd were in a celebratory mood, and only once she had heard that Pfeffer would survive did manager Gwenog Jones pronounce herself to be ‘bloody delighted’. Her team will face Brazil in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: WALES 0 GERMANY 0 QUARTER FINAL MATCHES 4th June 2014 BRA V WAL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
The first quarter-final of the tournament has proved to be the most contentious game so far this tournament, one which began in bad blood and ended in a brawl that saw Welsh manager Gwenog Jones dragged from the pitch by her own Beaters.
The Brazil-Wales grudge began in the early days of the tournament when Brazilian manager José Barboza allegedly called the Welsh Chasers ‘talentless hags’ over a few drinks with loose-lipped veteran journalist Rita Skeeter. His insistence that he had been joking did nothing to quell the ire of Welsh manager Gwenog Jones, who threatened to ‘curse the face off’ him. In spite of the ICWQC’s ban on ‘managerial trash talk’ – a ban that many believe to have been created with Gwenog in mind – Jones has missed no opportunity to belittle and insult the Brazilians ever since learning that her team would face them in the quarter-finals. She was even prevented from entering the stadium in an ‘IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAITI’ T-shirt (Brazil passed into the quarter-finals when opponents Haiti were disqualified), so missed the opening ten minutes of the match, which were notable for the ferocity of play and three brutal fouls.
Brazilian Chasers Diaz, Alonso and Flores put in a solid performance and should be commended for keeping their heads when all about them were losing theirs – in the case of Keeper Raul Almeida, almost literally. The viciousness of the Bludger sent his way by Welsh Beater Iefan Rice (the Quaffle was at the other end of the pitch at the time) earned Brazil a penalty and arguably should have seen Rice sent off.
Nevertheless, Wales’s play was not confined to fouls. Few will disagree that Welsh Chaser Jackie Jernigan scored one of the tournament’s most stunning goals from a distance of fifty yards, while it is estimated that Beater Darren Floyd single-handedly prevented at least seventeen Brazilian goals.
Wales’s chances were finally dashed by a stunning Snitch capture by Brazilian Seeker Tony Silva, who performed a spectacular dive in the 131st minute of the match to seize victory from under his counterpart Eurig Cadwallader’s nose.
Gwenog Jones is in custody this evening, having attempted to make good her promise to curse off Barboza’s face in full view of a packed stadium. Healers report that Barboza’s skin has almost regrown, and he is said to be in excellent spirits. Brazil will face the winner of the USA versus Liechtenstein match in the semi-finals.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 0 WALES 0 6th June 2014 BGR V NOR From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
In one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, the Bulgarian side, who many considered lucky to have qualified, has ousted one of the joint favourites. Norway now fly home asking themselves how things could have gone so wrong, so quickly.
Bulgaria, whose first match was made considerably easier for them when New Zealand’s team was reduced to six after a sending-off, showed good form straight off the whistle. Nikola Vassileva was responsible for both of Bulgaria’s early goals, but Norway’s Lars Lundekvam soon equalised.
The end came almost without warning. Viktor Krum’s sudden descent looked like simple Bludger-avoidance and Norwegian Seeker Sigrid Kristoffersen not only neglected to mark him, but was actually looking the other way when Krum raised his right hand to show that he had secured a Bulgarian victory in the 42nd minute. Few will fail to sympathise with Kristoffersen, who flew directly to the ground and banged her head on it until dragged to her feet by Keeper Karl Wang. Krum, who has been written off by many journalists as too old and slow to compete at 38 years old, was borne from the pitch in triumph by fans.
Heartbroken Norwegian coach Oddvar Spillum had no comment for reporters, but broken sobs. There can be no doubt that this has been a deeply unlucky tournament for the usually outstanding Norwegians. However irrational it may seem, many fans blame the Selma, a Norwegian lake monster that the team brought as a mascot and which caused a bloodbath at the opening ceremony. The Selma is tonight hiding in a secret location.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 NORWAY 0 8th June 2014 USA V LIE From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
If Muggles haven’t noticed the celebrations currently piercing the Patagonian night, we must assume that in addition to being non-magical they are also remarkably stupid. The USA is through to the semi-finals of the Quidditch World Cup and as I write this report, Argentinian officials are storming through both the supporters’ encampment and the players’ quarters, attempting to quell the kind of jubilation more commonly associated with the final.
The US has historically put up a poor show in international Quidditch, being the only country to have embraced the (frankly odd) game of Quodpot. Today marks the US’s maturation into a true force of the wizarding world’s most popular sport.
Though some may suggest that Liechtenstein entered the match at a disadvantage, having competed in a three-day epic against Chad, the team appeared fully recovered as they entered the stadium. Early play was fast and competitive with Quaffle possession almost equal. US Chaser Quentin Kowalski drew plaudits from all commentators for his deft weaving and rolling, although Liechtensteiner heart-throb Otmar Frick (‘The Rugged Man of Ruggell’) was the game’s top scorer with 16 goals.
A DARING SNITCH CAPTURE THAT INVOLVED A BREAKNECK DASH THROUGH THE CROSS FIRE OF BOTH BLUDGERS Top plaudits must go to American Seeker Darius Smackhammer, who secured the US’s place in an historic semi-final in the 148th minute. His was a daring Snitch capture that involved a breakneck dash through the cross fire of both Bludgers and risked collision with hefty Liechtenstein Chaser Willi Wenzel to tweak the Snitch hovering near Wenzel’s left ankle.
Red, white and blue sparks are currently so thick in the air that it is both difficult to breathe or see. A harried official high in the ICWQC told the Daily Prophet shortly after the match: ‘if this is what they do when they get into the semis, imagine what we’re facing if they reach the final. I’m thinking security trolls.’
FINAL SCORE: USA 0 LIECHTENSTEIN 0 TODAY MARKS THE US'S MATURATION INTO A TRUE FORCE OF THE WIZARDING WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SPORT. LATE BREAKING NEWS High-spirited American fans celebrating their team’s historic triumph in the quarter-finals have kidnapped Hans, the Liechtenstein mascot. Hans, a large and gloomy Augurey (a rain-predicting, vulture-like bird), has gained a devoted fan following during the tournament. Liechtenstein coach and manager Ferdinand Jägendorf has issued the following statement: ‘Das finden wir nicht lustig’ (‘we don’t find that funny’).
Return of Hans the Augurey
The Liechtenstein mascot is tonight back in his customised pen, but not before negotiations for his return reached the highest levels. Highly placed sources can confirm that the Liechtenstein Minister for Magic and the President of MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) exchanged terse owls concerning the whereabouts of Hans, who was kidnapped by enthusiastic American fans following their victory over Liechtenstein in the quarter-finals.
‘We are delighted to report that this prank has ended in a friendly and cooperative fashion,’ announced President Samuel G. Quahog, ‘and trust that Hans is none the worse for his little adventure.’
‘We are very pleased that the Americans have returned our beloved mascot,’ said Minister Otto Obermeier. ‘Magizoologists are currently keeping Hans under close observation for ill effects. If any are discovered we will of course lobby the ICWQC for the USA’s immediate disqualification from the World Cup.’
A harried ICWQC official responded: ‘Look, we’ve had to perform mass Memory Charms on about 2000 Muggles living on the edge of the desert after the American celebrations last night, and don’t get me started on the planes. I’m not telling the Americans they’re going home. Not doing it. Just feed the bird some fairies and leave me alone.’
10th June 2014 JPN V NGA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
A World Cup full of surprises yielded yet another this afternoon as the second of the tournament’s favourites crashed out of the competition, yielding to the might of a Japanese side that put in a near flawless performance.
This match ought to be remembered as the Battle of the Beaters, because these two outstanding Quidditch nations put on a veritable master class of Bludger work. The precision and creativity of shots hit by Okoye and Ojukwu on the one hand, and Shingo and Hongo on the other, framed the action, demonstrating that Beaters – so often caricatured as thugs with bats – can be artists, too.
The turning point of the game was undoubtedly the staggeringly powerful shot hit by Hongo, which smashed the tail off Nigerian Seeker Equiano’s broom. As Equiano span out of control, Noriko Sato soared through the middle of the action to seize the Snitch from the midst of distracted Nigerian players intent on saving their teammate. Japan pass into the semi-finals where they will meet Bulgaria.
The Nigerians have been riding the controversial Thunderbolt VII, a competitor to the Firebolt series, which many experts feel has sacrificed safety for speed. Professional brooms ought to be able to withstand all Bludger blows and an inquiry is already underway. Rumours that a posse of Nigerian warlocks is currently heading for the Thunderbolt Headquarters in Manchester, England, have not been confirmed.
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BRAZIL Brazil has won the Quidditch World Cup five times, but the nineties and early noughties were generally considered wilderness years for this once great side. Manager José Barboza has reinvigorated the national game, bringing in younger players from every corner of the country. With an average age of only 22, this is the least experienced side remaining in the tournament.
BROOMS: VARÁPIDOS TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 41 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 131 MINUTES* OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: ALEJANDRA ALONSO (C) * Only one capture, due to Haiti’s illegal capture in the first round.
LUDO’S RATING: 9/1 Their relative inexperience has not hampered the high goal scoring Brazilians thus far, but these young players may crumble as pressure mounts. They have plenty of talent, but might it be more realistic to expect a win in four years’ time?
USA Nobody expected the USA’s explosion into the final stages of the Quidditch World Cup. While they may have been lucky in the first round, where the collapse of Jamaica’s Seeker allowed them to sneak a win, they showed their mettle in beating the well-favoured Liechtenstein team in the quarter-finals. Could this be the USA’s moment?
BROOMS: STARSWEEPER XXI TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 39 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 100 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: DARIUS SMACKHAMMER (S) LUDO’S RATING: 12/1 While impressed by the Americans’ form against Liechtenstein, seasoned Quidditch-watchers remain unconvinced as to whether they have what it takes to lift the Cup. Their primary weakness is in defence. Keeper Susan Blancheflower let 23 Jamaican goals past her in the first round, and Beaters Pringle and Picquery will need to find better form if they are to beat the talented young Brazilian Beaters, Santos and Clodoaldo, in the next round.
JAPAN Japan were widely expected to do well in this tournament, but the flair and attack they showed in dispatching joint-favourites Nigeria impressed all who witnessed it. Riding racing brooms developed in their home country and unveiled for the first time during the tournament, Japan boasts talented players in almost every position, but it is in defence that they are virtually untouchable. Hongo and Shingo replica Quidditch robes are now the fastest-selling pieces of merchandise at the tournament.
BROOMS: YAJIRUSHI TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 32 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 61 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: MASAKI HONGO (B), SHINTARO SHINGO (B) LUDO’S RATING: 4/1 Japan must now be tournament favourites, dispatching opponents with a combination of ruthless efficiency and exquisite artistry.
BULGARIA Nobody expected Bulgaria to proceed past the knockout round. While they have twice reached the final in the last twenty years, Bulgaria entered this tournament as outsiders, their team having narrowly scraped into the final sixteen. The selection of 38-year-old Viktor Krum was widely seen as made out of sentiment rather than on merit. Luck may have played a part in Bulgaria’s first round win against New Zealand, but when Krum’s early capture of the Snitch sent joint favourites Norway home from the tournament, many commentators were forced to eat their scathing words.
BROOMS: FIREBOLT SUPREME TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 28 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 88 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: VIKTOR KRUM (S) LUDO’S RATING: 50/1 Bulgaria is attracting a lot of international support; partly for their underdog status and partly for the fondness Quidditch fans everywhere feel for a talented man who never achieved his life’s ambition. But do Krum and his teammates really have what it takes to beat Japan in the semis? The answer, I fear, is probably not.
SEMI-FINAL MATCHES 5th July 2014 USA V BRA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
For the second time in this tournament, it looks like a game will run through the night – and possibly beyond.
If one word summarises this semi–final so far, it is: nerves. Careless errors have littered the match, undoubtedly because a place in the final means so much to both sides. The USA has already climbed higher in the tournament than they have ever managed before, and 2014 will mark their emergence as a major force in the sport. Meanwhile Brazil, a once-great side who have lost their way in recent years, are fighting for their first final since 1982. The stakes are high and it is perhaps not to be wondered at that players are showing signs of pressure.
We have seen more Quaffle drops than in any match so far, with US Chaser Mercy Wardwell so frustrated by her fifth fumble that she beat her head repeatedly against her broom handle until restrained by Seeker Darius Smackhammer. Yet Wardwell was not alone: even Fernando Diaz and Alejandra Alonso, two of Brazil’s finest, allowed the Quaffle to slip through their fingers twice apiece.
Several mis-hit Bludgers have injured the Beaters’ own teammates. When Lucas Picquery sent the Bludger into the face of Keeper Susan Blancheflower in the fourth hour of the game, she risked further injury by attempting to jump onto Picquery’s broom to remonstrate with him. Cautioned by the referee, Blancheflower was the next to make an elementary error when she came too far out of the scoring circle, allowing Alonso to slip past and sneak a goal that took Brazil ten points ahead, although not for long. Quentin Kowalski scored twice as night fell, giving the US a narrow lead, but this is still anyone’s game as darkness thickens.
ON-GOING SCORE USA 0 BRAZIL 0
As the sun rose in Patagonia, two tired but determined teams seemed more focused and disciplined after a night of gruelling play. Here we saw the reason that both teams reached the semi-finals. Dynamic Quaffle play between two exciting Chaser trios could still have swung the match either way, but Brazilian Keeper Raul Almeida made all the difference, repeatedly repelling American assaults on the goal hoops.
Darius Smackhammer spotted the Snitch in the twentieth hour of the game, but a pair of precision hit Bludgers courtesy of Brazilian Beaters Santos and Clodoaldo drove him off course. The crowd rose as one as Smackhammer and Brazilian Seeker Silva raced each other, both sliding to the very handles of their brooms. As the pair spiralled towards the ground it was initially hard to see who had triumphed – Silva’s subsequent breakneck dash towards the scoreboard could have been suicidal or triumphant – but it was swiftly apparent that Brazil had won.
An epic semi-final has ended in thrilling style. Brazil will face either Japan or Bulgaria in the final, while the USA will play the loser to decide third place.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 100 USA 120 6th July 2014 BGR V JPN From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
One minute before walking out onto the pitch for the second of this year’s semi-finals, Bulgarian Beater Boris Vulchanov told me: ‘We’ve been underdogs all through this tournament. We have nothing to lose and everything to win. We’ll leave everything out there.’
And nobody could deny that they did. If there is any consolation for the Japanese, who have been outstanding throughout this tournament and who have given the wizarding world two new icons in Beaters Shingo and Hongo, it is that they participated in a semi-final that will long live in memory; one of the highest scoring of recent years and a display of utterly thrilling Quidditch.
As expected, Shingo and Hongo dominated the early part of the game. Play was stopped twice for Healers to attend to the Bulgarian team, six of whom were bleeding from the head within an hour of Quaffle-off.
Then came a triple display of sportsmanship that nobody who witnessed it will soon forget. With Bludgers still flying like cannonballs, Vulchanov deliberately interposed his body to protect teammate and Seeker Krum, who was in hot pursuit of the Snitch. Vulchanov was knocked out cold and fell from his broom, only to be caught and saved by Japanese Seeker Noriko Sato. Seeing that Sato was unable to pursue the Snitch, Krum pulled up and did not capitalise on his momentary advantage. Krum, Sato and Vulchanov (once revived) were given a standing ovation by all spectators as play resumed.
While the Japanese defence has rightly drawn plaudits from all corners of the Quidditch world, the work of Chasers Ryuichi Yamaguchi, Kimiko Kurosawa and Yoshi Wakahisa should not be overlooked. By the eighth hour of the game the Japanese were two hundred and fifty points ahead. In spite of trailing badly, the Bulgarians took everything Shingo and Hongo were throwing at them. The Bulgarians’ play was not pretty, but their guts could not be doubted.
The Snitch appeared for the second time and Krum raced Sato, driving her off but refusing to catch it. It was a mark of faith in his team and a sharp contrast to the infamous catch of the ’94 final, where he had brought the game to an end to spare his side further humiliation at the hands of the Irish.
This was the true turning point of the match. The Bulgarians now chipped slowly away, finally drawing level by sheer persistence and a much-improved defensive performance. Then, in the tenth hour, the extraordinary reversal: Krum performed a magnificent piece of diversionary flying that led Sato to believe he was avoiding Hongo’s sight-line, and before the crowd or his fellow players realised what was happening, Krum caught the Snitch. Such was the crowd’s astonishment that there was a ten second silence throughout the stadium before the Bulgarian supporters even dared cheer. Their celebrations continue as I write, but only the most hard-hearted could fail to sympathise with the Japanese, who now face the USA in the playoff for third place.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 0 JAPAN 0 8th July 2014 Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at Quidditch World Cup Final From the Daily Prophet’s Gossip Correspondent, Rita Skeeter.
There are celebrities – and then there are celebrities. We’ve seen many a famous face from the wizarding world grace the stands here in the Patagonian Desert – Ministers and Presidents, Celestina Warbeck, controversial American wizarding band The Bent-Winged Snitches – all have caused flurries of excitement, with crowd members scrambling for autographs and even casting Bridging Charms to reach the VIP boxes over the heads of the crowd.
But when word swept the campsite and stadium that a certain gang of infamous wizards (no longer the fresh-faced teenagers they were in their heyday, but nevertheless recognisable) had arrived for the final, excitement was beyond anything yet seen. As the crowd stampeded, tents were flattened and small children mown down. Fans from all corners of the globe stormed towards the area where members of Dumbledore’s Army were rumoured to have been sighted, desperate above all else for a glimpse of the man they still call the Chosen One.
The Potter family and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army have been given accommodation in the VIP section of the campsite, which is protected by heavy charms and patrolled by Security Warlocks. Their presence has ensured large crowds along the cordoned area, all hoping for a glimpse of their heroes. At 3pm today they got their wish when, to the accompaniment of loud screams, Potter took his young sons James and Albus to visit the players’ compound, where he introduced them to Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum.
About to turn 34, there are a couple of threads of silver in the famous Auror’s black hair, but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old. The famous lightning scar has company: Potter is sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. Requests for information as to its provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic: ‘We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department, as we have told you no less than 514 times, Ms. Skeeter.’ So what are they hiding? Is the Chosen One embroiled in fresh mysteries that will one day explode upon us all, plunging us into a new age of terror and mayhem?
Or does his injury have a more humble origin, one that Potter is desperate to hide? Has his wife perhaps cursed him? Are cracks beginning to show in a union that the Potters are determined to promote as happy? Should we read anything into the fact that his wife Ginevra has been perfectly happy to leave her husband and children behind in London whilst reporting on this tournament? The jury is out on whether she really had the talent or experience to be sent to the Quidditch World Cup (jury’s back in – no!!!) but let’s face it, when your last name is Potter, doors open, international sporting bodies bow and scrape, and Daily Prophet editors hand you plum assignments.
As their devoted fans and followers will remember, Potter and Krum competed against each other in the controversial Triwizard Tournament, but apparently there are no hard feelings, as they embraced upon meeting. (What really happened in that maze? Speculation is unlikely to be quelled by the warmth of their greeting.) After half an hour’s chat, Potter and his sons returned to the campsite where they socialised with the rest of Dumbledore’s Army until the small hours.
In the next tent are Potter’s two closest associates, the ones who know everything about him and yet have always refused to talk to the press. Are they afraid of him, or is it their own secrets they are afraid will leak out, tarnishing the myth of He Who Could Not Be Named’s defeat? Now married, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were with Potter almost every step of the way. Like the rest of Dumbledore’s Army, they fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and no doubt deserve the plaudits and awards for bravery heaped upon them by a grateful wizarding world.
In the immediate aftermath of the battle Weasley, whose famous ginger hair appears to be thinning slightly, entered into employment with the Ministry of Magic alongside Potter, but left only two years later to co-manage the highly successful wizarding joke emporium Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Was he, as he stated at the time, ‘delighted to assist my brother George with a business I’ve always loved’? Or had he had his fill of standing in Potter’s shadow? Was the work of the Auror Department too much for a man who has admitted that the destruction of He Who Could Not Be Named’s Horcruxes ‘took its toll’ on him?
He shows no obvious signs of mental illness from a distance, but the public is not allowed close enough to make a proper assessment. Is this suspicious?
WAS HE, AS HE STATED AT THE TIME, 'DELIGHTED TO ASSIST MY BROTHER GEORGE WITH A BUSINESS I'VE ALWAYS LOVED'? Hermione Granger, of course, was always the femme fatale of the group. Press reports of the time revealed that as a teenager she toyed with the young Potter’s affections before being seduced away by the muscular Viktor Krum, finally settling for Potter’s faithful sidekick. After a meteoric rise to Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, she is now tipped to go even higher within the Ministry, and is also mother to son, Hugo, and daughter, Rose. Does Hermione Granger prove that a witch really can have it all? (No – look at her hair).
Then there are those members of Dumbledore’s Army who receive slightly less publicity than Potter, Weasley and Granger. (Are they resentful? Almost certainly.) Neville Longbottom, now a popular Herbology teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is here in Patagonia with his wife Hannah. Until recently the pair lived above the Leaky Cauldron in London, but rumour has it that Hannah has not only retrained as a Healer, but is applying for the job of Matron at Hogwarts. Idle gossip suggests that she and her husband both enjoy a little more Ogden’s Old Firewhisky than most of us would expect from custodians of our children, but no doubt we all wish her the best of luck with her application.
Last of the ringleaders of Dumbledore’s Army is, of course, Luna Lovegood (now married to Rolf Scamander, swarthy grandson of celebrated Magizoologist Newt). Still delightfully eccentric, Luna has been sweeping around the VIP section in robes composed of the flags of all sixteen qualifying countries. Her twin sons are ‘at home with grandpa’. Is this a euphemism for ‘too disturbed to be seen in public’? Surely only the unkindest would suggest so.
Sundry other members of the Army are here, but it is on these six that most interest is focused. Wherever there is a red head one may make an educated guess that it belongs to a Weasley, but it is difficult to tell whether it is George (wealthy co-manager of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes), Charlie (dragon wrangler, still unmarried – why?) or Percy (Head of the Department of Magical Transportation – it’s his fault if the Floo Network’s too busy!). The only one who is easy to recognise is Bill who, poor man, is grievously scarred from an encounter with a werewolf and yet somehow (Enchantment? Love potion? Blackmail? Kidnap?) married the undeniably beautiful (though doubtless empty-headed) Fleur Delacour.
Word is that we shall see these and other members of Dumbledore’s Army in the VIP boxes at the final, adding to the glitz and razzmatazz of a gala occasion. Let us hope that the behaviour of two of their younger hangers-on does not embarrass them, heaping shame on those who have previously brought honour to the name of wizard.
One always hesitates to invade the privacy of young people, but the fact is that anyone closely connected with Harry Potter reaps the benefits and must pay the penalty of public interest. No doubt Potter will be distressed to know that his sixteen-year-old godson Teddy Lupin – a lanky half-werewolf with bright blue hair – has been behaving in a way unbefitting of wizarding royalty since arriving on the VIP campsite. It might be asking too much that the always-busy Potter keep a tighter rein on this wild boy, who was entrusted to his care by his dying parents, but one shudders to think what will become of Master Lupin without urgent intervention. Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Bill Weasley might like to know that their beautiful, blonde daughter Victoire seems to be attracted to any dark corner where Master Lupin happens to be lurking. The good news is both of them seem to have invented a method of breathing through their ears. I can think of no other reason how they have survived such prolonged periods of what, in my young day, was called ‘snogging.’
But let us not be severe. Harry Potter and his cohorts never claimed to be perfect! And for those who want to know exactly how imperfect they are, my new biography: Dumbledore’s Army: The Dark Side of the Demob will be available from Flourish and Blotts on July 31st.
FINAL MATCHES 9th July 2014 JPN V USA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
It was brief, it was bloody and few will disagree that it was brutal. Japan, who many thought would go all the way in this tournament, and the USA, for whom 2014 has been a breakthrough year, have both had remarkable World Cups. All fourteen players in this third place play-off can hold their heads high tonight, though for some – notably American Chaser Arsenia Gonzales, who took two Bludgers to the face in the 34th minute – it will be extremely painful.
The USA did well to score twelve times against Keeper Todoroki, an undersung hero of the Japanese side who was on superb form, while Beaters Hongo and Shingo were simply unstoppable. At the other end of the pitch, Chasers Yamaguchi, Kurosawa and Wakahisa put eighteen goals past Keeper Susan Blancheflower before Japanese Seeker Noriko Sato put in one of the most spectacular dives of the tournament. Zooming through flying Bludgers and a tangle of Chasers she successfully seized the Snitch from under the heel of American Mercy Wardwell, leaving Darius Smackhammer in a broom-lock with Lucas Picquery.
Once on the ground, the teams embraced in a heart-warming show of sportsmanship. Word has since reached us that the Japanese have presented the American team – whose supporters famously kidnapped Hans the Augurey, the Liechtenstein mascot – with a Hoo-hoo chick (the Hoo-hoo is a Japanese firebird).
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 0 USA 0 11th July 2014 BRA V BGR From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter. NEXT: THE FINAL This writing was first published on Pottermore in July 2014
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OPENING CEREMONY HISTORY OF THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP By J.K. Rowling
According to The Official Guide to the Quidditch World Cup – produced by the International Confederation of Wizards Quidditch Committee (ICWQC) and available through all reputable wizarding bookstores for what many feel is the ridiculously overpriced sum of thirty nine Galleons – the tournament has been held every four years since 1473. As with so much else about the wizarding world’s most important sporting competition, many query the accuracy of this statement.
As only European teams competed during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, purists prefer to date the Quidditch World Cup’s inception from the seventeenth century when it became open to all continents. There is also heated debate about the accuracy of some historical accounts of tournaments. A substantial amount of all post-game analysis centres on whether magical interference took place and whether it made, or ought to have made, the final result moot.
The ICWQC has the unlucky job of regulating this contentious and anarchic competition. The rulebook concerning both on- and off-pitch magic is alleged to stretch to nineteen volumes and to include such rules as ‘no dragon is to be introduced into the stadium for any purpose including, but not limited to, team mascot, coach or cup warmer’ and ‘modification of any part of the referee’s body, whether or not he or she has requested such modification, will lead to a lifetime ban from the tournament and possibly imprisonment.’
A source of vehement disagreements, a security risk for all who attend it and a frequent focus for unrest and protest, the Quidditch World Cup is simultaneously the most exhilarating sporting event on Earth and a logistical nightmare for the host nation.
NO DRAGON IS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE STADIUM FOR ANY PURPOSE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TEAM MASCOT, COACH OR CUP WARMER STATUTE OF SECRECY A watershed moment for the Quidditch World Cup was the implementation of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1692, which was intended to conceal the existence of magic and wizards. The International Confederation of Wizards (ICW) saw the Quidditch World Cup as a security risk of the highest magnitude because of the mass movement and congregation of so many members of the international wizarding community. However, following mass protests and threats to the ICW, it was agreed that the tournament could continue and a regulatory body – the ICWQC – was set up to locate suitable venues – usually remote moors, deserts and deserted islands – arrange transportation for spectators (as many as a hundred thousand routinely attend finals) and police the games themselves, a task generally agreed to be among the most thankless and difficult in the wizarding world.
HOW THE TOURNAMENT WORKS The number of countries that enter a Quidditch team for each World Cup fluctuates from tournament to tournament. Where the wizarding population of a country is small it can be difficult to raise a team of the required standard, but other factors such as international conflict or disaster may affect the entry numbers. However, any country may enter a team within the twelve months following the last final.
GAME LENGTH IS CAPPED AT FOUR HOURS TO PREVENT PLAYER EXHAUSTION Teams are then divided into sixteen groups within which every team plays all the others over a two-year period until sixteen winning teams remain. During the group phase, game length is capped at four hours to prevent player exhaustion. Inevitably this means that some group games have no Snitch catches, but are decided on goals alone. Any win in the group phase counts for two points. A win by more than 150 points earns an additional five points, by 100 an additional 3 points and 50, 1 point. In the case of a tie on points, the winner is the team who caught the Snitch most often – or most quickly – during its matches.
The final sixteen are ranked according to the points they won during the group phase. The team with most points plays the team with least, the team with the second most points plays the team with the second least and so on. In theory, the two best teams will remain to play each other in the final.
Referees are chosen by the ICWQC.
Infamous tournaments No Quidditch World Cup is without its controversies, but some stand out. A few of the most infamous are listed below. ATTACK OF THE KILLER FOREST The ghastly climax of the 1809 final between Romania and New Spain (what is now known as Mexico) has gone down in wizarding history as the worst exhibition of temper ever given by an individual player. Niko Nenad’s teammates had become so concerned by his ferocious outbursts during the quarter and semi-finals that they tried to persuade their manager to substitute him for the final, advice that was sadly ignored by the ambitious old wizard. After the game, Nenad’s teammate Ivan Popa (winner of an International Wizarding Order of Merit for his life-saving actions during the catastrophe) told an international inquiry: ‘Over the preceding weeks we’d seen Niko beat himself over the head with his broom and set fire to his own feet in frustration. I’d personally stopped him strangling two referees. However, I had no suspicion about what he was planning to do if the final didn’t go our way. I mean, who’d suspect that? You’d have to be as mental as he was.’ Precisely when and how Nenad managed to jinx an entire forest on the edge of the West Siberian Plain is open to speculation, although he is thought to have had accomplices among unprincipled fans and was later proven to have paid local Dark wizards substantial sums. After two hours of play, Romania were behind on points and looking tired. It was then that Nenad deliberately hit a Bludger out of the stadium into the forest beyond the pitch. The effect was instantaneous and murderous. The trees sprang to life, wrenched their roots out of the ground and marched upon the stadium, flattening everything in their path, causing numerous injuries and several fatalities. What had been a Quidditch match turned swiftly into a human versus tree battle, which the wizards won only after seven hours’ hard fighting. Nenad was not prosecuted as he had been killed early on by a particularly violent spruce.
THE TREES SPRANG TO LIFE, WRENCHED THEIR ROOTS OUT OF THE GROUND AND MARCHED UPON THE STADIUM THE TOURNAMENT THAT NOBODY REMEMBERS The ICWQC insists that a tournament has been held every four years since 1473. This is a source of pride, proving as it does that nothing – wars, adverse weather conditions or Muggle interference – can stop wizards playing Quidditch. There is, however, a mystery surrounding the tournament of 1877. The competition was undoubtedly planned: a venue chosen (the Ryn Desert in Kazakhstan), publicity materials produced, tickets sold. In August, however, the wizarding world woke up to the fact that they had no memory whatsoever of the tournament taking place. Neither those in possession of tickets nor any of the players could remember a single game.
HALF THE ARGENTINIAN TEAM WERE FOUND TIED UP IN THE BASEMENT OF A PUB IN CARDIFF However, for reasons none of them understood, English Beater Lucas Bargeworthy was missing most of his teeth, Canadian Seeker Angelus Peel’s knees were on backwards and half the Argentinian team were found tied up in the basement of a pub in Cardiff. Precisely what had – or had not – taken place during the tournament has never been satisfactorily proven. Theories range from a Mass Memory Charm perpetuated by the Goblin Liberation Front (at that time very active and attracting a number of disaffected anarchist wizards) or the breakout of Cerebrumous Spattergroit, a virulent sub-strain of the more common Spattergroit, which causes severe confusion and memory impairment. In any case, it was deemed appropriate to re-stage the tournament in 1878 and it has been held every four years since, which accounts for the slight anomaly in the ‘every four years since 1473’ sequence.
ROYSTON IDLEWIND AND THE DISSIMULATORS In 1971 the ICWQC appointed a new International Director, Australian wizard Royston Idlewind. An ex-player who had been part of his country’s World Cup-winning team of 1966, he was nevertheless a contentious choice for International Director due to his hard-line views on crowd control – a stance undoubtedly influenced by the many jinxes he had endured as Australia’s star Chaser. Idlewind’s statement that he considered the crowd ‘the only thing I don’t like about Quidditch’ did not endear him to fans. Their feelings turned to outright hostility when he proceeded to bring in a number of draconian regulations, the worst being a total ban on all wands from the stadium except those carried by ICWQC officials. Many fans threatened to boycott the 1974 World Cup in protest but as empty stands were Idlewind’s secret ambition, their strategy never stood a chance. The tournament duly commenced and while crowd turnout was reduced, the appearance of ‘Dissimulators’, an innovative new style of musical instrument, enlivened every match. These multi-coloured tube-like objects emitted loud cries of support and puffs of smoke in national colours.
As the tournament progressed, the Dissimulator craze grew, as did the crowds. By the time the Syria-Madagascar final arrived, the stands were packed with a record crowd of wizards, each carrying his or her own Dissimulator. Upon the appearance of Royston Idlewind in the box for dignitaries and high-ranking officials, a hundred thousand Dissimulators emitted loud raspberries and were transformed instantly into the wands they had been disguising all along. Humiliated by the mass flouting of his pet law, Royston Idlewind resigned instantly. Even the supporters of the losers, Madagascar, had something to celebrate during the rest of the long, raucous night.
REAPPEARANCE OF THE DARK MARK Possibly the most infamous World Cup Final of the last few centuries was the Ireland-Bulgaria match of 1994, which took place on Dartmoor, England. During the post-match celebrations of Ireland’s triumph there was an outbreak of unprecedented violence as supporters of Lord Voldemort attacked fellow wizards and captured and tortured local Muggles. For the first time in fourteen years, the Dark Mark appeared in the sky, which caused widespread alarm and resulted in many injuries among the crowd. The ICWQC censured the Ministry of Magic heavily after the event, judging that security arrangements had been inadequate given the known existence of a violent pure-blood tendency in the United Kingdom. Royston Idlewind emerged briefly from retirement to give the following statement to the Daily Prophet: ‘A wand ban doesn’t look so stupid now, does it?’
Quidditch World Cup 1990-2014 1990 CANADA 270 – SCOTLAND 240 A bitter disappointment for Scotland, whose Seeker Hector Lamont missed catching the Snitch by millimetres. In a post-match interview, Hector famously lambasted his father (‘Stubby’ Lamont) for not giving him longer fingers.
1994 IRELAND 170 – BULGARIA 160 The on-pitch action was very much overshadowed by the events that followed this match. A spectacular Snitch capture by young Seeker Viktor Krum was enough to salvage Bulgarian dignity, but not to secure a win.
1998 MALAWI 260 – SENEGAL 180 Only the second ever all-African final. Following the 1994 riots, security at this match was tighter than ever before. Senegal almost refused to play when their team mascots (Yumboes) were arrested outside the stadium. Yumboes are a kind of African house-elf and they took their arrest in reasonably good part, merely stealing every bit of food within a ten-mile radius in revenge and vanishing into the night.
2002 EGYPT 450 – BULGARIA 300 Another crushing disappointment for Bulgaria. Viktor Krum was narrowly beaten to the Snitch by the outstanding Egyptian Seeker, Rawya Zaghloul. After the match, a tearful Krum announced his retirement.
2006 BURKINA FASO 300 – FRANCE 220 A popular win for the small African nation, whose Seeker Joshua Sankara was promptly named Burkinabé Minister for Magic. Two days later he resigned, pointing out that he’d much rather play Quidditch.
2010 MOLDOVA 750 – CHINA 640 A furiously contested match that lasted three days and was widely held to have produced some of the finest Quidditch seen this century. The tiny country of Moldova has consistently produced excellent Quidditch teams and supporters were heartbroken that they failed to qualify this year due to an outbreak of Dragon Pox at their training camp.
2014 THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP 2014 This year’s Quidditch World Cup promises to be as exciting as ever. The sixteen competing countries are:
Brazil, Bulgaria, Chad, Fiji, Germany, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, USA and Wales.
Nigeria and Norway enter the tournament as the two highest ranked teams. This is the first year that the USA is thought to have a reasonable chance of reaching the final. Much interest has been generated by the return to the Bulgarian side of the previously retired Viktor Krum, who at 38 is old for a Seeker but whose stated aim is ‘to win the World Cup before I die.’ For this reason, Bulgaria is attracting support from those whose own countries have not qualified.
Liechtenstein caused a serious upset in the qualifying stages by winning the group over last year’s runners-up, China. Liechtenstein’s team mascot is a gloomy, oversized Augurey called Hans who has his own fan club.
Other than this, nothing out of the ordinary has been reported. Rumours that Haiti have used Inferi to intimidate opposing teams have been dismissed by the ICWQC as ‘malicious and baseless.’ Accusations that Polish Seeker Bonawentura Wójcik is actually the famous Italian Seeker Luciano Volpi, Transfigured, were only disproven when Luciano Volpi agreed to a press conference by Wójcik’s side. Welsh manager Gwenog Jones, formerly of the Holyhead Harpies, threatened to ‘curse the face off’ rival Brazilian manager José Barboza when he called her Chasers ‘talentless hags’, a comment he later insisted had been taken out of context.
Opening games will take place next month in the Patagonian desert.
NEXT: THE TOURNAMENT This writing was first published on Pottermore in July 2014
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 24, 2019 1:30:11 GMT 1
Magical Congress of the United States of America English EDIT SHARE Hand pointing right transparent Warning! At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. As such, spoilers will be present within the article.
Magical Congress of the United States of America Organisation information Founded 1693[1] Leader(s) President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America Samuel G. Quahog (in 2014) Headquarters Appalachian Mountains (formerly)[2] Williamsburg, Virginia (formerly)[2] Baltimore, Maryland (formerly)[2] Washington (formerly)[2] Woolworth Building, New York, NY[3] Intentions Govern the magical community of the United States of America Affiliation International Confederation of Wizards Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry [Source] "MACUSA was modelled on the Wizards’ Council of Great Britain, which predated the Ministry of Magic. Representatives from magical communities all over North America were elected to MACUSA to create laws that both policed and protected American wizardkind." —Description[src] The Magical Congress of the United States of America (shortened MACUSA), is the magical body in charge of governing the wizarding community of the United States of America.[4] It is led by the President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America. Unlike the No-Maj United States Congress, which is divided into a House of Representatives and a Senate, the MACUSA is unicameral.[5] The MACUSA is located within the Woolworth Building in downtown New York City and has hundreds of stories.[6]
Contents[show] Functions The MACUSA performs many of the same functions as other wizarding governing bodies in other countries such as the Ministries of Magic or Councils of Magic.[4]
MACUSA was modelled on the Wizards’ Council of Great Britain, which predated the Ministry of Magic. Representatives from magical communities all over North America were elected to MACUSA to create laws that both policed and protected American wizardkind.[7]
In MACUSA’s early years, its primary aim was to rid the continent of Scourers, corrupt wizards who had hunted their fellow magical beings for personal gain. MACUSA’s second great law enforcement challenge was the number of wizarding criminals who had fled to America from Europe and beyond, precisely because of the lack of organised law enforcement such as existed in their own countries.[8]
Headquarters Main article: Magical Congress of the United States of America Headquarters History Early years "Unlike most Western countries, there was no cooperation between the No-Maj government and MACUSA." —MACUSA's strict rule regarding Muggle relations[src] Purgantes The Scourers during the height of their influence
The Magical Congress of the United States of America was established in 1693 with the introduction of the International Statute of Secrecy, as a direct result of the Salem Witch Trials. Thus this means that MACUSA pre-dates the No-Maj formation of the United States of America by around a century.[1] One of representatives was Josiah Jackson, who became the first President of MACUSA. Josiah was thought to be strong enough to deal with the troubles caused by the Salem Witch Trials.[2]
Macusa-history The original twelve Aurors of MACUSA
The first task of the North American wizarding legislature was to put on trial the Scourers, a unscrupulous and brutal band of wizarding bounty hunters and racketeers, executing those convicted of murder, wizard-trafficking, and torture.[1] Josiah Jackson's main priority when he became President was to create and train Aurors. There were only a select few to start with, with only two of them surviving to old age. They won the enduring respect of the magical community in North America, which was extended to their descendants.[2]
MACUSA has had to move its location at least five times since its inception. Originally, MACUSA had no definite meeting place and moved around so it would not be detected by No-Majs.[2]
Due to the fact that America had a very hostile relationship between magical and non magical people, there was no cooperation between MACUSA and the No-Maj government.[2]
Eventually, MACUSA created an enchanted edifice in the Appalachian Mountains as their headquarters. However, they had to change it as it was in an inconvenient location.[2]
MACUSA-FB MACUSA headquarters in the 1920s
In 1760, MACUSA relocated to Williamsburg in Virginia where then President Thornton Harkaway lived. Harkaway bred Crups, which possess a great aggression towards non-magical people. When the crups attacked local No-Majs, it led to a great breach of the Statute of Secrecy and Harkaway had to step down due to disgrace.[2]
MACUSA then relocated to Baltimore, where President Able Fleming lived. However, when the Revolutionary War began, MACUSA decided to move to what would become Washington, decades before the No-Maj Congress even built the city.[2]
In 1777, then President Elizabeth McGilliguddy presided over the infamous Country or Kind? debate. It was an extraordinary meeting which led to the expansion of the Great Meeting Chamber. They discussed whether to support their community or their country and whether to fight for liberation from the British Muggles. They also debated whether it was really their fight. The argument did not go well and it led to a fight. Pro-interventionists argued that by intervening, they could save lives, while anti-interventionists believed that they would reveal their community by intervening and place it in danger. They sought the advice of the Ministry of Magic to find out whether they intended to intervene on their side and they replied with only a four word letter — "Sitting this one out". McGilliguddy replied with an even shorter message stating — "Mind you do".[2]
Ultimately, they did not intervene, but they did attempt to protect their No-Maj neighbours unofficially and celebrated Independence Day.[2]
FB-Salem memorial Salem Memorial
Due to the indiscretions of the dim-witted witch Dorcus Twelvetrees, the then President Emily Rappaport created Rappaport's Law, which would enforce strict segregation between the No-Maj and wizarding communities. Henceforth, wizards were no longer allowed to befriend or marry No-Majs, and penalties of such fraternisation were harsh. Communication was also limited to that necessary to perform daily activities. During this time, MACUSA worked strictly independent of itself from the No-Maj government to decrease the possibility of exposure.
Under Rappaport's Law, MACUSA continued to avoid communication with the No-Maj community for many years, and MACUSA also continued to impose severe penalties on those who disobeyed the International Statute of Secrecy.
After the Great Sasquatch Rebellion of 1892, MACUSA was forced to relocate its headquarters for the fifth time in its history, and moved from Washington to New York City at the Woolworth Building where it remained throughout the 1920s. The rebellion was blamed on Irene Kneedander, Head of the Body for the Protection of Magical Species. Kneedander had taken to attacking a Sasquatch that had done something wrong which led to their decision to rebel. It had led to great Obliviations in Washington.[2]
They needed a new headquarters, and over the course of several years, wizards infiltrated the construction team of a new building in New York. By the time the Woolworth Building was completed it could both house No-Majs and — if activated by the correct spells — transform into a space for wizards. The only outer mark of their new secret location was the owl carved over the entrance.[2]
Recent history "Magical beasts are terrorising No-Majs. When No-Majs are afraid, they attack. Contain this or it will mean war." —1920s America was a hostile period[src] Sometime at the end of the 19th century, legislation was introduced which would require all American wizards and witches to have a permit allowing them to carry a wand. This was a measure that was intended to keep tabs on all magical activity and identify the perpetrators by their wands, thus making the concealment of magic easier. Rappaport’s Law was still in operation in the 1920s and several offices in MACUSA had no counterpart in the Ministry of Magic.
MACUSA maps MACUSA's entry way in 1926
Unlike the No-Maj community, which had a strict Prohibition law against alcohol for many years, MACUSA allowed the wizarding community to consume alcohol, though many criticised this policy, pointing out that it made witches and wizards rather conspicuous around sober No-Majs. However, the then President Seraphina Picquery stated that being a wizard or witch in America was already hard enough. At one point she famously told her Chief of Staff that the "Gigglewater was non-negotiable." Newt Scamander also visited MACUSA during the 1920s.
FB-JB-macusa Tina Goldstein and Newt Scamander standing in the MACUSA lobby
It is known that House elves worked at MACUSA during the 1920s. One such House-elf was cleaning wands.[9] A significant difference between the wizarding governments of the United States and the UK of this time was the penalty for a serious crime. Whereas British witches and wizards were sent to Azkaban, the worst criminals in America were executed.
In the 1920s, the President of MACUSA was Seraphina Picquery from Savannah. The Department of Magical Law Enforcement was headed by Percival Graves, a well-respected descendant of one of the original twelve American Aurors. It was during this period that the MACUSA closely monitored the terrorism committed by the Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald and his followers in Europe, also cooperating in the international search for him.[10] It is also known that during this time Grindelwald's ideals influenced MACUSA workers.[11]
By 1926, Gellert Grindelwald had infiltrated the MACUSA by assuming the identity of Director of Magical Security and Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Percival Graves at a time when the MACUSA's Major Investigation Department was attempting to discover the identity of an unknown magical force causing severe devastation throughout the city. He used this high-ranking position to manipulate a No-Maj boy Credence Barebone into revealing the identity of the unknown magical force.[12]
In December of 1926, British Magizoologist Newt Scamander was detained by former MACUSA Auror Tina Goldstein when he inadvertently caused a series of breaches of the International Statute of Secrecy related to his case of magical creatures. The severest breach occurred when Scamander accidentally swapped cases with No-Maj Jacob Kowalski at a bank in New York City, leading to various creatures escaping. The three then set about attempting to recover the escaped magical beasts without reporting the incident to wizarding authorities.[12]
Whilst this was occuring, the unknown magical force killed a No-Maj Senator in front of guests at a fundraising dinner. As a result, the International Confederation of Wizards, already concerned with the rising levels of MACUSA's Magical Exposure Threat Level Measurer, sent a delegation to MACUSA Headquarters to hold an emergency meeting. It was at this meeting that Newt Scamander, Tina Goldstein, and Jacob Kowalski were falsely believed to have been responsible for the Senator's death and were arrested. Grindelwald, in his capacity as Director of Magical Security, sought to have them executed after Scamander and Tina discovered a hint over his true identity. Scamander, Goldstein, and Kowalski ultimately escaped the MACUSA becoming fugitives.[12]
After Scamander, Tina and Queenie Goldstein, and Jacob Kowalski were able to recover all of the escaped magical beasts, Grindelwald discovered that the identity of the magical force was indeed Barebone simultaneously revealing that the boy was an Obscurial. Grindelwald then attempted to persuade Barebone to join his cause after callously rejecting him which provoked Barebone into transforming once more into his Obscurus form and caused him to go on a rampage across the city. The rampage resulted in Credence Barebone seemingly destroyed at the hands of MACUSA Aurors, Gellert Grindelwald revealed and arrested by MACUSA, Goldstein and Scamander pardoned and thanked for their role in helping unmask Grindelwald, and the en masse obliviation of the thousands of New York City No-Maj residents and the MACUSA engaging in a major clean-up operation to repair the property damage caused.[12]
On 30 May 1927, the MACUSA, working with the International Confederation of Wizards, attempted to extradite maximum-security prisoner Gellert Grindelwald via use of a flying high-security carriage from New York to Europe. Several MACUSA Aurors escorted the carriage on broomstick, while additional Aurors along with the ICW's Head of Incarceration Rudolph Spielman guarded inside. The attempt was ultimately sabotaged by MACUSA worker-turned Grindelwald Acolyte, Abernathy, whom in fact managed to switch places with Grindelwald before the extradition. Grindelwald subsequently attacked the transport in the skies of New York, assuming control of the carriage by killing the Aurors and injuring Spielman, whom he threw off the carriage into the New York Bay, escaping with Abernathy into the night.[11]
Present time The current President of MACUSA and thus leader of American wizarding society is President Samuel G. Quahog.[4]
Following the kidnapping of Hans the Augurey by American fans celebrating the American team's success in the quarter-finals of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup against Liechtenstein, several terse letters were exchanged between President Quahog and Otto Obermeier, Minister for Magic of Liechtenstein.[4] Luckily, Hans was returned the following day, 9 June 2014, and the relationship between the two countries seemed not to have been too damaged.[4]
Law enforcement MACUSA - Always Stay Vigilant MACUSA - Always Stay Vigilant
The first dozen volunteers to train as Aurors in the US have a special place in United States’ wizarding history, in part due to their sacrifice. Their descendants have been given particular respect ever since. Of these twelve, only two survived into old age: Charity Wilkinson, who would become MACUSA’s third President, and Theodard Fontaine, whose direct descendant Agilbert is the present day Headmaster of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2] Another vital part of the Law Enforcement Offices are the U.S. Auror Divisions, which conduct Auror as well as police work.
Also of note are Gondulphus Graves, ancestor to Percival Graves, whose family remains influential in American wizarding politics and Abraham Potter, who genealogists would discover centuries later was distantly related to the famous Harry Potter.[2]
As with most other magical governing bodies, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the largest department in MACUSA.
Government structure The Magical Congress of the United States of America is a large body of government and thereby has many different positions and departments located with the congress.
MACUSA President The President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America is the leader of the wizarding world in the United States and the highest ranking member of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, which they preside over. Josiah Jackson became the first President of MACUSA. Josiah was thought to be strong enough to deal with the troubles caused by the Salem Witch Trials.
Departments MACUSA has several departments in all, each dealing with different aspects of the wizarding world. It has a Department of Magical Law Enforcement, just as the Ministry of Magic does. It is also the largest department and all others more or less answer to it. Some of the departments include:
The Body for Protection of Magical Species. The Department of Aurors. The Department of Magical Law Enforcement. The Department of No-Maj Misinformation. The Department of Unidentifiable Magical Objects. The Department for Confiscated Items. The Federal Bureau of Covert Vigilance and No-Maj Obliviation. The MACUSA Surveillance Wizarding Resources Department. The Magical Cleaning Department. The Major Investigation Department. The Office for Magic Relations and Education. The Wizarding Resources Department. Most of the departments listed have either something to do with magical law or No-Maj relations, as MACUSA spent a large amount of its resources toward keeping the American Wizarding community hidden from No-Majes.
Personnel Presidents Main article: President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America Wizard(s) Time period Notes Josiah Jackson [2]
c. 1693 1st President Charity Wilkinson 3rd President[2] Thornton Harkaway 1760[2] Relocated MACUSA to his hometown of Williamsburg, Virginia in 1760 Able Fleming [2]
1770s Relocated MACUSA to his hometown of Baltimore Elizabeth McGilliguddy c. 1777[2] Presided over the infamous 'Country or Kind?' debate of 1777 Emily Rappaport c. 1790 15th President Seraphina Picquery 1920-1928[13] Dealt with massive threat to the Statute of Secrecy Samuel G. Quahog 2014 Oversaw the kidnapping and return of Liechtenstein Quidditch mascot Hans Aurors Main article: Auror Wizard(s) Time period Notes Theodard Fontaine c.1693 One of the original twelve. He was one of only two who survived to see old age.[2] Wilhelm Fischer One of the original twelve[2] Gondulphus Graves Robert Grimsditch Mary Jauncey Carlos Lopez Mungo MacDuff Cormac O’Brien Abraham Potter Berthilde Roche Helmut Weiss Charity Wilkinson [2]
One of the original twelve. She was one of only two who survived to see old age. She also became the 3rd President of MACUSA.[2] Percival Graves 1920s The Director during the early 20th century. Status unknown due to his identity being stolen by Gellert Grindlewald, who impersonated him for some time. Porpentina Goldstein An Auror until her dismissal for magically assaulting a No-Maj, Mary Lou Barebone, in front of witnesses because she was beating her son. Reinstated in 1926, after helping to arrest Gellert Grindelwald. M. L. Minus 20th century Auror Commissioner E. A. Limus Chief Auror, Federal Identity Commissioner M. P. Carneirus Captain of Aurors Achilles Tolliver Other personnel Wizard(s) Time period Notes Aristotle Twelvetrees 1700s Keeper of Treasure and Dragots Irene Kneedander 1800s Head of the Body for Protection of Magical Species Chief of Staff Likely a rough equivalent of the No-Maj post of White House Chief of Staff. Queenie Goldstein 1920s Desk job in Wand Permit Office Abernathy MACUSA employee Red Goblin bellboy Bernadette Executioner Executioner (I) Executioner (II) Sam Obliviator Albert Perschky Apparition Examiner Paloma Proudfoot Surveillor of Activity Magali Crowe F. Wakefield MACUSA employees J. Ward L. O'Sullivan Y. Blishen Cecily Ruby Beryl Gallery MACUSA MINA MACUSA logo as seen on Magic in North America MACUSA SDCC16 MACUSA Seal
Add a photo to this gallery Behind the scenes In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, MACUSA is incorrectly referred to as the "American Ministry of Magic". One possible explanation is that it was so called in the subtitles at the beginning of the movie for the convenience and benefit of the audience, as to make it absolutely clear for those who either did not watch the first movie or had not done so in a while that MACUSA were the American equivalent to the British Ministry of Magic, which appeared in the next scene. Yusuf Kama referred to MACUSA as a Ministry when he asked Tina Goldstein under what conditions the "European and American Ministries" would spare Credence, although this could be boiled down to Kama's ignorance about the structure of the wizarding governing body in America, as opposed to being an alternative name. The MACUSA's emblem greatly resembles the observe side of the Great Seal of the United States, which is also used as the coat of arms of the United States of America, albeit with many differences. Only the bald eagle proper, the stars, and the escutcheon remains; while the other elements from the No-Maj counterpart (the crest, the talons, the thirteen-leaved olive branch, the thirteen arrows, and the scroll with motto) are absent (perhaps to differentiate themselves from the No-Majs, e.g. Rappaport's Law). In contrast to its No-Maj counterpart, the bald eagle dominates the entire emblem as a blue silhouette (with variations in shading), and its head and beak faces towards the viewer's right (the No-Maj counterpart faces towards the viewer's left). Beneath the bald eagle's outstretched wings are three tongues of flame on each side, perhaps symbolising the Salem Witch Trials; the MACUSA was established as a direct result of the aftermath, and is therefore used as a tool in rationale for its foundation and legitimization. The escutcheon (in the eagle's breast, which seems to blend in with the eagle) is much larger than its No-Maj counterpart (perhaps in proportion to the size of the bald eagle), with its bottom reaching to halfway of the border. Its chief (like its No-Maj counterpart) is also blue (therefore violating the heraldic rule of tincture of "no colour on colour" since the eagle's breast is also blue of the "azure" shade), but unlike its No-Maj counterpart, contains thirty white stars (in five irregular rows). The colouring of its paleways (the stripes; also thirteen pieces) are in reverse of its No-Maj counterpart (outermost sides in white), resembling the vertical display of the flag of the United States. The bald eagle's head has twenty-nine radiating lines up to its wings in the background, termed in heraldry as "glory". But unlike its No-Maj counterpart (above the eagle's head is a crest of thirteen white stars arranged in a six-pointed star pattern, on a blue field within a yellow glory breaking through a cloud proper), the "glory" ends up to the borders of the eagle's outstretched wings, and within the space are eighteen randomly positioned stars (which is similar to the early committee designs for the No-Majs' counterpart seal, described as a "constellation"; it was in 1782 when the first die was made that the six-pointed star pattern (after English heraldry) was adopted for the No-Maj seal). The emblem contains altogether forty-eight stars, symbolising the number of states of America by the 1920's. The 48th state, Arizona, was admitted in 14 February 1912. Alaska & Hawaii were both to be admitted in 1959 (7 months apart). This comes as problematic in the case of the emblem's history. As MACUSA was established in 1693 and prior to the 1776 establishment of the No-Maj government "America" only consisted of the Thirteen Colonies (which later became the first states upon the No-Maj declaration of independence and made official upon the ratification of the 1787 No-Maj Constitution), it would become improbable if the emblem was made as it is with forty-eight stars. It is likely the emblem was made as an emulation of the obverse of the Great Seal, for in 15 September 1789, the No-Maj Congress ordered and declared it to be the seal of the United States (after seven years in No-Maj usage after the final design and the casting of the first die of the seal). Most likely the MACUSA emblem is similar with the Seal of the President of the United States (which uses a variation of the obverse of the Great Seal), since it has the similar concept of having stars conforming to the current states admitted to the Union (having in its current design fifty stars surrounding the shield and crest). As the MACUSA functions as all three branches of government (like its European counterparts) and its leader is the "President", it is more likely this was the intention. Three known older seals exist whose provenances match with the number of stars conforming to the number of states admitted in the Union. The present design of the No-Majs' presidential seal dates to 25 October 1945, when Truman issued Executive Order 9646 which defined & specified the seal's design, and had 48 stars (like that of MACUSA's, only twenty years into the future from the FBWTFT timeline). The design changed with Alaska and Hawaii's admission into the union under Eisenhower (with corresponding Executive Orders), with the last change in 1960, from which the current seal is used. It seems probable that the MACUSA has a judicial branch to adjudicate on violations of Wizard law, and an organisation like the Wizengamot which is akin to the Supreme Court used by the No-Maj. A Federal Bureau of Covert Vigilance and No-Maj Obliviation exists and seemingly operates under the jurisdiction of MACUSA. (F.B.C.V.N.O.) appears to deal with wizarding/No-Maj law enforcement at a federal level. Similar to how the No-Maj US government is split into three separate branches to prevent any one branch from gaining all the power, the Wizard government may have followed a related system of "checks and balances". Conversely, with its unicameral legislative body, MACUSA may have centralised government powers as a means of preventing and controlling any breaches of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy. It's possible that each state in the US has it's own state wizarding government, emulating the No-Maj Federal set-up, especially given how many departments of the MACUSA have the word "federal" in them, implying a federalized structure of government. It is possible that wizarding newspaper The New York Ghost may have relations with MACUSA as the British Ministry of Magic has ties to The Daily Prophet. The acronym "MACUSA" is commonly pronounced "Mah-cooz-ah".[1] The worst criminals apprehended by MACUSA are executed rather then incarcerated. This is a reflection of how the United States still utilise the death penalty for many of their most dangerous offenders who don't get granted clemency via the defence of criminal actions being due to insanity. The State Government of Texas has sentenced to death and executed over 430 individuals to date, the largest number of any other State in the nation. In The Crimes of Grindelwald, MACUSA is also referred to as the American Ministry of Magic
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OPENING CEREMONY QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP 2014 Daily Prophet 12th April 2014 Disastrous opening ceremony leads to questions about Quidditch World Cup security From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Not a single Quaffle thrown, not a single Snitch caught, but the 427th Quidditch World Cup is already mired in controversy. Magizoologists have congregated in the desert to contain the mayhem and Healers have attended more than 300 crowd members suffering from shock, broken bones and bites. The Argentinian Council of Magic is reeling from accusations that their decision to stage a mascot-themed opening ceremony was foolish and reckless.
In the weeks leading up to the opening, an impressive ornamental lake was created in the middle of the desert to accommodate the Fijian team’s Dukuwaqa (a shark/man shape-shifter). Organisers announced that mascots representing the other teams participating in the first week’s matches would take part in a choreographed display, advertised as ‘a magnificent exhibition of the diversity of the magizoological world’.
The ceremony started in gentle style, with river Genies from the Ivory Coast dancing in formation over the surface of the lake. It was only when the Fijian and Norwegian mascots were released that disaster struck.
President of the Argentinian Council of Magic, Valentina Vázquez, has issued the following statement:
‘While prepared for the arrival of the Fijian Dukuwaqa, we were surprised when the Norwegian delegation announced that they would also require lake-space for a gigantic lake serpent, the Selma. We had assumed that the Norwegians would be accompanied by their usual troop of performing trolls.’
‘We are not aware that any study has ever been undertaken into the compatibility of Dukuwaqas and Selmas, so the Council of Magic cannot accept liability for the unfortunate consequences of placing the two in close proximity.’
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Prophet, Chief Consulting Magizoologist Rolf Scamander disagreed:
‘The Dukuwaqa lives in a warm ocean, the Selma in an icy freshwater lake. The former is a shape-shifter that can transform from fish to man, the latter is a serpent that devours human flesh and fish. You would need the brains of a Billywig not to foresee an immediate bloodbath if both were crammed tightly together in tepid, brackish water.’
A BLOODBATH IS PRECISELY WHAT OCCURRED WHEN THE TWO MONSTERS WERE RELEASED A bloodbath is precisely what occurred when the two monsters were released into the magical lake through gigantic crystal chutes. Fijian and Norwegian handlers plunged into the seething waters to contain their respective mascots, but their efforts were greatly hampered by the Brazilian Curupiras (red-haired, forest-dwelling dwarves whose feet point backwards and who protect fellow creatures whom they feel are under threat from humans). Evidently believing that the handlers meant the Dukuwaqa and the Selma harm, the Curupiras attacked.
With panic in the stadium and blood now flowing freely from both humans and creatures, it was perhaps understandable that the Nigerian Sasabonsams (vampiric, spindle-legged creatures) became crazed. As they wreaked havoc upon crowd and organisers, the rumour that the Haitian team had brought Inferi as their mascots was proven true. The crowd stampeded as Inferi moved freely through the stadium, attempting to capture and devour anyone who tripped.
Regulations on the size and nature of mascots have long been a source of debate at the highest levels of the ICWQC. A motion to restrict mascots ‘to herbivores, creatures smaller than a cow and nothing that breathes fire’ was defeated by an overwhelming majority in 1995. Quidditch supporters worldwide have been opposed to any meddling with what they see as a traditional, colourful part of the World Cup.
However, many believe that competition among teams to bring the most intimidating mascot has got out of hand. Norwegian manager Arnulf Moe defended his decision to bring the Selma, which he said represented the ‘steely determination and ferocity of the Norwegian players’, and claimed that the Dukuwaqa bit first.
A record crowd has been transported by 10,000 Portkeys to the heart of the Patagonian desert for the opening weekend of the tournament, and while the Argentinian Council has been widely praised for the flawless transportation arrangements, the record number of injuries sustained before the first whistle has been blown is sure to be an embarrassment to the organisers.
The first game of the tournament will take place tomorrow: Norway versus Ivory Coast.
FIRST ROUND MATCHES 13th April 2014 NOR V CIV From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Joint favourites in this year’s tournament, Norway today made short work of Ivory Coast, who were not playing at their often impressive best.
The last time these sides met, the game lasted for five days. Today, the final whistle was blown in a little over two hours.
Norway’s resolve and discipline was impressive given the level of hostility they faced from the crowd, many of whom were still bandaged following the Norwegian mascot’s behaviour of yesterday. The match was twice halted whilst security wizards entered the stands to discover the source of jinxes sent at celebrated Norwegian Chaser Lars Lundekvam.
Ivoirian Chaser Elodie Dembélé, aged only 18, scored seven of Ivory Coast’s ten goals. Norwegian Seeker Sigrid Kristoffersen out-raced her counterpart Sylvian Boigny to take the Snitch in the 128th minute.
FINAL SCORE: NORWAY 340 IVORY COAST 100 14th May 2014 NGA V FJI From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Pity Fijian Seeker Joseph Snuka as he tries to justify his side’s bruising 400 – 160 defeat at the hands of tournament favourites Nigeria.
In the early stages of the game Fijian Beaters Quintia Qarase and Narinder Singh lacked the ferocity of their Nigerian counterparts Aliko Okoye and Mercy Ojukwu. The Bludgers did serious damage to the Fijian Chasers, who managed only a single goal during the first hour, compared with Nigeria’s forty.
To the bewilderment of commentators, the fury of Fijian supporters and the jeers of the Nigerians, Seeker Snuka chose to capture the Snitch in the 141st minute, when his team was trailing 400-10. While there is precedent for a Seeker choosing to catch the Snitch if so doing will minimise the margin by which their team are about to lose (the most famous recent occasion being Viktor Krum’s Snitch capture in the 1994 final), Snuka’s counterpart Samuel Equiano was some distance away when he chose to snatch the Snitch from the air. Snuka has previously been dubbed an egoist by teammates and today’s actions will do little to change his reputation.
Fijian manager and trainer Hector Bolobolo’s only comment after the match was ‘I’m going to kill him.’
Nigeria will face the winner of the Japan versus Poland match.
FINAL SCORE: NIGERIA 400 FIJI 160 SNUKA HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DUBBED AN EGOIST BY TEAMMATES 15th May 2014 BRA V HTI From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
One of the oldest rules in Quidditch was violated in Haiti’s match against Brazil, resulting in the first disqualification of the tournament.
Haitian Keeper Lenelle Paraison (one of only three female Keepers flying this tournament) was forced to justify her selection again and again during the early hours of the game as Brazilian Chasers Diaz, Alonso and Flores made as many as thirty assaults on the hoops. That they scored only ten goals is testimony to Paraison’s agility and courage. Her nose was twice broken during the first sixty minutes, once by a ferocious Bludger mis-hit by her own teammate, Beater Jean-Baptiste Bloncourt.
At the other end of the pitch, star Haitian Chaser Clairvius Hyppolite was responsible for eight of his side’s nine goals. In spite of Brazil’s narrow lead in the fourth hour, many felt that the Haitian side was outplaying the Brazilians when Bloncourt made his second devastating mis-hit. The Haitian Seeker Sylvian Jolicoeur was within inches of capturing the Snitch when he was hit by another of Bloncourt’s poorly aimed Bludgers and knocked out cold. The Snitch then flew up Bloncourt’s sleeve, a rare but not unknown accident. ‘Only the Seeker may capture the Snitch and any other player catching it will forfeit the game’ is a tenet drummed into every schoolboy or girl who plays Quidditch, but Bloncourt appeared to lose his head at this point, wrestling the Snitch out of his undergarments and holding it up triumphantly as though this would indemnify him for the blunders he had made. Haiti was instantly disqualified.
Haitian Seeker Jolicoeur is making a good recovery. Beater Bloncourt is currently in hiding at an undisclosed location.
Brazil will face the winner of the Wales versus Germany match.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 100 HAITI 90 DISQUALIFIED: ILLEGAL CAPTURE OF SNITCH 16th May 2014 USA V JAM From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Yet more controversy in Patagonia: the outcome of the USA versus Jamaica clash is under investigation due to the sudden collapse of Kquewanda Bailey, the Jamaican Keeper, who toppled from her broom shortly before US Chaser Quentin Kowalski scored their ninth goal.
Seconds after the referee successfully halted Bailey’s groundwards plummet with a well timed ‘arresto momentum!’ US Seeker Darius Smackhammer caught the Snitch ahead of Jamaican counterpart Shanice Higgins, resulting in a narrow victory for the United States.
The timing of Kquewanda’s sudden unconsciousness was so convenient that authorities are examining the possibility of crowd interference. Omnioculars from all over the stadium are being scrutinised for recorded evidence. The ICWQC has intimated that they will not be in a position to rule on the validity of the result until tomorrow.
An amendment to the rules of Quidditch in 1849 stipulates that if a member of the crowd casts any jinx or spell on a player, their team will automatically forfeit the match, whether or not the team ordered or approved of the magic performed.
RESULT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED USA 240 JAMAICA 230 Following an inquiry into the sudden (and, many felt, suspicious) collapse of Jamaican Keeper Kquewanda Bailey at a crucial point in yesterday’s match against the USA, Kquewanda is now confirmed to be suffering from an infected Sasabonsam (vampiric Nigerian mascot) bite, sustained during the opening ceremony. No crowd interference has been uncovered and therefore the USA will pass into the quarter-finals, where they will play the victor of the Chad versus Liechtenstein match.
NO CROWD INTERFERENCE HAS BEEN UNCOVERED 17th May 2014 LIE V TCD From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
The longest match of the tournament so far is in its eleventh hour and players have broken for a short sleep. The two teams seem evenly matched, and every goal has been hard won against Beaters who on both sides are showing superb precision and power. The Snitch has been within catching range on three occasions but on each, well-hit Bludgers have prevented a resolution. Man of the match so far is undoubtedly Liechtenstein Chaser Willi Wenzel, who took two Bludgers to the head in the early stages of the game and still managed to score the third goal of the match from a distance of sixty yards.
ON-GOING SCORE CHAD 140 LIECHTENSTEIN 120 18th May 2014
As the second day of this match limped to a close, players were beginning to show signs of severe fatigue. The Snitch was literally hovering above Chadian Seeker Jacques Miskine’s left eyebrow for five minutes before he noticed it, and even then his reactions were so slow it managed to make an escape. Liechtenstein Chaser Otmar Frick is believed to have literally fallen asleep on his broom shortly before play was stopped for the evening. Still too close to call, this match is turning into a true epic of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.
ON-GOING SCORE LIECHTENSTEIN 260 CHAD 250 THE SNITCH WAS LITERALLY HOVERING ABOVE CHADIAN SEEKER JACQUES MISKINE'S LEFT EYEBROW 19th May 2014
The end, when it finally came, was sudden and brutal. In the third day of the gruelling match, and with Chad just ahead on goals, exhausted Liechtenstein Seeker Bruno Bruunhart managed to grab the Snitch inches from the outstretched hand of Jacques Miskine. Both teams wept and embraced as they finally reached solid ground. All are now receiving medical treatment.
Liechtenstein will now face the USA in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: LIECHTENSTEIN 470 CHAD 330 20th May 2014 BGR V NZL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
New Zealand manager Charlie Baverstock proclaimed himself ‘madder than a bloke who’s been locked in a box of Fwoopers’ after Dennis Moon was sent off in the 106th minute. This loss was undoubtedly a crucial factor in New Zealand’s 410 - 170 loss to a Bulgarian side that many feel was lucky to qualify at all.
The mid-air collision of Chasers Moon and Bogomil Levski appeared accidental from many parts of the stadium. However, referee Georgios Xenakis was better positioned and judged that Moon had deliberately caused the crash. Whether or not Xenakis was influenced by rumours that Moon and Levski have a long-standing feud, his decision undoubtedly turned the match in Bulgaria’s favour.
Twice runners-up in the last fifty years, the current Bulgarian side showed flashes of inspiration as they racked up an impressive score against the six-strong Kiwis. Two players – Levski and Vulchanov – had fathers on the 1994 side that introduced an eighteen-year-old Viktor Krum to the world. One of the headline stories of the current World Cup is, of course, Krum’s re-emergence from retirement. At thirty-eight he is the oldest player in the competition, and has faced stiff criticism for taking the place of a younger player on what some have called ‘sentimental’ grounds. However, Krum’s capture of the Snitch ahead of twenty-one-year-old Ngapo Ponika unquestionably showed traces of his old brilliance, and delighted the Bulgarian supporters.
Bulgaria will play joint favourites Norway in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 410 NEW ZEALAND 170 21st May 2014 JPN V POL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
A tight, well-fought game of Quidditch resulted in a well-deserved win for Japan, who emerged the victors with 350 points to Poland’s 140. The final score does not reflect Poland’s spirited and dynamic play, but the inexperience of this young side showed as they were put under considerable pressure by veteran Japanese Beaters Hongo and Shingo (recently voted second only to legendary 1994 Bulgarians Volkov and Vulchanov as all-time best Beater duo). Polish Seeker Wladyslaw Wolfke is one to watch: a daring and graceful flier, he was unlucky to miss the Snitch early in the game, and was only narrowly beaten to it in the 59th minute by the gifted Noriko Sato.
Japan will play joint favourites Nigeria in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 350 POLAND 140 21st May 2014 WAL V DEU From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
Germany versus Wales today gave a horrible reminder of the perils of Seekership. The Wronski Feint is a dangerous move whereby the Seeker pretends to have spotted the Snitch and performs a vertical dive, attempting to lure his or her counterpart into imitating them, pulling out at the last moment and leaving their opponent to crash. German Seeker Thorsten Pfeffer today attempted the life-threatening Feint with awful consequences, failing to pull out in time and colliding with the ground at what onlookers estimated to be sixty miles an hour. Healers flooded the pitch and Skele-Gro was administered at the scene. Thankfully, Pfeffer survived the match and manager Franziska Faust later told the assembled reporters that he is likely to make a complete recovery, although he has broken most of the bones in his body and currently believes himself to be a budgerigar called Klaus.
Welsh Seeker Eurig Cadwallader caught the Snitch eleven minutes after Pfeffer was stretchered off the field, but neither players nor crowd were in a celebratory mood, and only once she had heard that Pfeffer would survive did manager Gwenog Jones pronounce herself to be ‘bloody delighted’. Her team will face Brazil in the quarter-finals.
FINAL SCORE: WALES 330 GERMANY 100 QUARTER FINAL MATCHES 4th June 2014 BRA V WAL From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
The first quarter-final of the tournament has proved to be the most contentious game so far this tournament, one which began in bad blood and ended in a brawl that saw Welsh manager Gwenog Jones dragged from the pitch by her own Beaters.
The Brazil-Wales grudge began in the early days of the tournament when Brazilian manager José Barboza allegedly called the Welsh Chasers ‘talentless hags’ over a few drinks with loose-lipped veteran journalist Rita Skeeter. His insistence that he had been joking did nothing to quell the ire of Welsh manager Gwenog Jones, who threatened to ‘curse the face off’ him. In spite of the ICWQC’s ban on ‘managerial trash talk’ – a ban that many believe to have been created with Gwenog in mind – Jones has missed no opportunity to belittle and insult the Brazilians ever since learning that her team would face them in the quarter-finals. She was even prevented from entering the stadium in an ‘IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAITI’ T-shirt (Brazil passed into the quarter-finals when opponents Haiti were disqualified), so missed the opening ten minutes of the match, which were notable for the ferocity of play and three brutal fouls.
Brazilian Chasers Diaz, Alonso and Flores put in a solid performance and should be commended for keeping their heads when all about them were losing theirs – in the case of Keeper Raul Almeida, almost literally. The viciousness of the Bludger sent his way by Welsh Beater Iefan Rice (the Quaffle was at the other end of the pitch at the time) earned Brazil a penalty and arguably should have seen Rice sent off.
Nevertheless, Wales’s play was not confined to fouls. Few will disagree that Welsh Chaser Jackie Jernigan scored one of the tournament’s most stunning goals from a distance of fifty yards, while it is estimated that Beater Darren Floyd single-handedly prevented at least seventeen Brazilian goals.
Wales’s chances were finally dashed by a stunning Snitch capture by Brazilian Seeker Tony Silva, who performed a spectacular dive in the 131st minute of the match to seize victory from under his counterpart Eurig Cadwallader’s nose.
Gwenog Jones is in custody this evening, having attempted to make good her promise to curse off Barboza’s face in full view of a packed stadium. Healers report that Barboza’s skin has almost regrown, and he is said to be in excellent spirits. Brazil will face the winner of the USA versus Liechtenstein match in the semi-finals.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 460 WALES 300 6th June 2014 BGR V NOR From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
In one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, the Bulgarian side, who many considered lucky to have qualified, has ousted one of the joint favourites. Norway now fly home asking themselves how things could have gone so wrong, so quickly.
Bulgaria, whose first match was made considerably easier for them when New Zealand’s team was reduced to six after a sending-off, showed good form straight off the whistle. Nikola Vassileva was responsible for both of Bulgaria’s early goals, but Norway’s Lars Lundekvam soon equalised.
The end came almost without warning. Viktor Krum’s sudden descent looked like simple Bludger-avoidance and Norwegian Seeker Sigrid Kristoffersen not only neglected to mark him, but was actually looking the other way when Krum raised his right hand to show that he had secured a Bulgarian victory in the 42nd minute. Few will fail to sympathise with Kristoffersen, who flew directly to the ground and banged her head on it until dragged to her feet by Keeper Karl Wang. Krum, who has been written off by many journalists as too old and slow to compete at 38 years old, was borne from the pitch in triumph by fans.
Heartbroken Norwegian coach Oddvar Spillum had no comment for reporters, but broken sobs. There can be no doubt that this has been a deeply unlucky tournament for the usually outstanding Norwegians. However irrational it may seem, many fans blame the Selma, a Norwegian lake monster that the team brought as a mascot and which caused a bloodbath at the opening ceremony. The Selma is tonight hiding in a secret location.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 170 NORWAY 20 8th June 2014 USA V LIE From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
If Muggles haven’t noticed the celebrations currently piercing the Patagonian night, we must assume that in addition to being non-magical they are also remarkably stupid. The USA is through to the semi-finals of the Quidditch World Cup and as I write this report, Argentinian officials are storming through both the supporters’ encampment and the players’ quarters, attempting to quell the kind of jubilation more commonly associated with the final.
The US has historically put up a poor show in international Quidditch, being the only country to have embraced the (frankly odd) game of Quodpot. Today marks the US’s maturation into a true force of the wizarding world’s most popular sport.
Though some may suggest that Liechtenstein entered the match at a disadvantage, having competed in a three-day epic against Chad, the team appeared fully recovered as they entered the stadium. Early play was fast and competitive with Quaffle possession almost equal. US Chaser Quentin Kowalski drew plaudits from all commentators for his deft weaving and rolling, although Liechtensteiner heart-throb Otmar Frick (‘The Rugged Man of Ruggell’) was the game’s top scorer with 16 goals.
A DARING SNITCH CAPTURE THAT INVOLVED A BREAKNECK DASH THROUGH THE CROSS FIRE OF BOTH BLUDGERS Top plaudits must go to American Seeker Darius Smackhammer, who secured the US’s place in an historic semi-final in the 148th minute. His was a daring Snitch capture that involved a breakneck dash through the cross fire of both Bludgers and risked collision with hefty Liechtenstein Chaser Willi Wenzel to tweak the Snitch hovering near Wenzel’s left ankle.
Red, white and blue sparks are currently so thick in the air that it is both difficult to breathe or see. A harried official high in the ICWQC told the Daily Prophet shortly after the match: ‘if this is what they do when they get into the semis, imagine what we’re facing if they reach the final. I’m thinking security trolls.’
FINAL SCORE: USA 450 LIECHTENSTEIN 290 TODAY MARKS THE US'S MATURATION INTO A TRUE FORCE OF THE WIZARDING WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SPORT. LATE BREAKING NEWS High-spirited American fans celebrating their team’s historic triumph in the quarter-finals have kidnapped Hans, the Liechtenstein mascot. Hans, a large and gloomy Augurey (a rain-predicting, vulture-like bird), has gained a devoted fan following during the tournament. Liechtenstein coach and manager Ferdinand Jägendorf has issued the following statement: ‘Das finden wir nicht lustig’ (‘we don’t find that funny’).
Return of Hans the Augurey
The Liechtenstein mascot is tonight back in his customised pen, but not before negotiations for his return reached the highest levels. Highly placed sources can confirm that the Liechtenstein Minister for Magic and the President of MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) exchanged terse owls concerning the whereabouts of Hans, who was kidnapped by enthusiastic American fans following their victory over Liechtenstein in the quarter-finals.
‘We are delighted to report that this prank has ended in a friendly and cooperative fashion,’ announced President Samuel G. Quahog, ‘and trust that Hans is none the worse for his little adventure.’
‘We are very pleased that the Americans have returned our beloved mascot,’ said Minister Otto Obermeier. ‘Magizoologists are currently keeping Hans under close observation for ill effects. If any are discovered we will of course lobby the ICWQC for the USA’s immediate disqualification from the World Cup.’
A harried ICWQC official responded: ‘Look, we’ve had to perform mass Memory Charms on about 2000 Muggles living on the edge of the desert after the American celebrations last night, and don’t get me started on the planes. I’m not telling the Americans they’re going home. Not doing it. Just feed the bird some fairies and leave me alone.’
10th June 2014 JPN V NGA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
A World Cup full of surprises yielded yet another this afternoon as the second of the tournament’s favourites crashed out of the competition, yielding to the might of a Japanese side that put in a near flawless performance.
This match ought to be remembered as the Battle of the Beaters, because these two outstanding Quidditch nations put on a veritable master class of Bludger work. The precision and creativity of shots hit by Okoye and Ojukwu on the one hand, and Shingo and Hongo on the other, framed the action, demonstrating that Beaters – so often caricatured as thugs with bats – can be artists, too.
The turning point of the game was undoubtedly the staggeringly powerful shot hit by Hongo, which smashed the tail off Nigerian Seeker Equiano’s broom. As Equiano span out of control, Noriko Sato soared through the middle of the action to seize the Snitch from the midst of distracted Nigerian players intent on saving their teammate. Japan pass into the semi-finals where they will meet Bulgaria.
The Nigerians have been riding the controversial Thunderbolt VII, a competitor to the Firebolt series, which many experts feel has sacrificed safety for speed. Professional brooms ought to be able to withstand all Bludger blows and an inquiry is already underway. Rumours that a posse of Nigerian warlocks is currently heading for the Thunderbolt Headquarters in Manchester, England, have not been confirmed.
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 270 NIGERIA 100 PROFESSIONAL BROOMS OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND ALL BLUDGER BLOWS 2nd July 2014 Place your bets with Ludo Bagman
The shock elimination of both favourites, Norway and Nigeria, has given the bookies plenty to smile about. Now Ludo Bagman, former England Beater and enthusiastic gambler, rates the chances of the semi-finalists still in with a chance of lifting the coveted trophy.
BRAZIL Brazil has won the Quidditch World Cup five times, but the nineties and early noughties were generally considered wilderness years for this once great side. Manager José Barboza has reinvigorated the national game, bringing in younger players from every corner of the country. With an average age of only 22, this is the least experienced side remaining in the tournament.
BROOMS: VARÁPIDOS TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 41 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 131 MINUTES* OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: ALEJANDRA ALONSO (C) * Only one capture, due to Haiti’s illegal capture in the first round.
LUDO’S RATING: 9/1 Their relative inexperience has not hampered the high goal scoring Brazilians thus far, but these young players may crumble as pressure mounts. They have plenty of talent, but might it be more realistic to expect a win in four years’ time?
USA Nobody expected the USA’s explosion into the final stages of the Quidditch World Cup. While they may have been lucky in the first round, where the collapse of Jamaica’s Seeker allowed them to sneak a win, they showed their mettle in beating the well-favoured Liechtenstein team in the quarter-finals. Could this be the USA’s moment?
BROOMS: STARSWEEPER XXI TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 39 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 100 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: DARIUS SMACKHAMMER (S) LUDO’S RATING: 12/1 While impressed by the Americans’ form against Liechtenstein, seasoned Quidditch-watchers remain unconvinced as to whether they have what it takes to lift the Cup. Their primary weakness is in defence. Keeper Susan Blancheflower let 23 Jamaican goals past her in the first round, and Beaters Pringle and Picquery will need to find better form if they are to beat the talented young Brazilian Beaters, Santos and Clodoaldo, in the next round.
JAPAN Japan were widely expected to do well in this tournament, but the flair and attack they showed in dispatching joint-favourites Nigeria impressed all who witnessed it. Riding racing brooms developed in their home country and unveiled for the first time during the tournament, Japan boasts talented players in almost every position, but it is in defence that they are virtually untouchable. Hongo and Shingo replica Quidditch robes are now the fastest-selling pieces of merchandise at the tournament.
BROOMS: YAJIRUSHI TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 32 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 61 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: MASAKI HONGO (B), SHINTARO SHINGO (B) LUDO’S RATING: 4/1 Japan must now be tournament favourites, dispatching opponents with a combination of ruthless efficiency and exquisite artistry.
BULGARIA Nobody expected Bulgaria to proceed past the knockout round. While they have twice reached the final in the last twenty years, Bulgaria entered this tournament as outsiders, their team having narrowly scraped into the final sixteen. The selection of 38-year-old Viktor Krum was widely seen as made out of sentiment rather than on merit. Luck may have played a part in Bulgaria’s first round win against New Zealand, but when Krum’s early capture of the Snitch sent joint favourites Norway home from the tournament, many commentators were forced to eat their scathing words.
BROOMS: FIREBOLT SUPREME TOTAL NUMBER OF GOALS, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 28 AVERAGE TIME FOR SNITCH CAPTURE, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: 88 MINUTES OUTSTANDING PLAYER, FIRST 2 ROUNDS: VIKTOR KRUM (S) LUDO’S RATING: 50/1 Bulgaria is attracting a lot of international support; partly for their underdog status and partly for the fondness Quidditch fans everywhere feel for a talented man who never achieved his life’s ambition. But do Krum and his teammates really have what it takes to beat Japan in the semis? The answer, I fear, is probably not.
SEMI-FINAL MATCHES 5th July 2014 USA V BRA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
For the second time in this tournament, it looks like a game will run through the night – and possibly beyond.
If one word summarises this semi–final so far, it is: nerves. Careless errors have littered the match, undoubtedly because a place in the final means so much to both sides. The USA has already climbed higher in the tournament than they have ever managed before, and 2014 will mark their emergence as a major force in the sport. Meanwhile Brazil, a once-great side who have lost their way in recent years, are fighting for their first final since 1982. The stakes are high and it is perhaps not to be wondered at that players are showing signs of pressure.
We have seen more Quaffle drops than in any match so far, with US Chaser Mercy Wardwell so frustrated by her fifth fumble that she beat her head repeatedly against her broom handle until restrained by Seeker Darius Smackhammer. Yet Wardwell was not alone: even Fernando Diaz and Alejandra Alonso, two of Brazil’s finest, allowed the Quaffle to slip through their fingers twice apiece.
Several mis-hit Bludgers have injured the Beaters’ own teammates. When Lucas Picquery sent the Bludger into the face of Keeper Susan Blancheflower in the fourth hour of the game, she risked further injury by attempting to jump onto Picquery’s broom to remonstrate with him. Cautioned by the referee, Blancheflower was the next to make an elementary error when she came too far out of the scoring circle, allowing Alonso to slip past and sneak a goal that took Brazil ten points ahead, although not for long. Quentin Kowalski scored twice as night fell, giving the US a narrow lead, but this is still anyone’s game as darkness thickens.
ON-GOING SCORE USA 120 BRAZIL 100
As the sun rose in Patagonia, two tired but determined teams seemed more focused and disciplined after a night of gruelling play. Here we saw the reason that both teams reached the semi-finals. Dynamic Quaffle play between two exciting Chaser trios could still have swung the match either way, but Brazilian Keeper Raul Almeida made all the difference, repeatedly repelling American assaults on the goal hoops.
Darius Smackhammer spotted the Snitch in the twentieth hour of the game, but a pair of precision hit Bludgers courtesy of Brazilian Beaters Santos and Clodoaldo drove him off course. The crowd rose as one as Smackhammer and Brazilian Seeker Silva raced each other, both sliding to the very handles of their brooms. As the pair spiralled towards the ground it was initially hard to see who had triumphed – Silva’s subsequent breakneck dash towards the scoreboard could have been suicidal or triumphant – but it was swiftly apparent that Brazil had won.
An epic semi-final has ended in thrilling style. Brazil will face either Japan or Bulgaria in the final, while the USA will play the loser to decide third place.
FINAL SCORE: BRAZIL 420 USA 310 6th July 2014 BGR V JPN From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
One minute before walking out onto the pitch for the second of this year’s semi-finals, Bulgarian Beater Boris Vulchanov told me: ‘We’ve been underdogs all through this tournament. We have nothing to lose and everything to win. We’ll leave everything out there.’
And nobody could deny that they did. If there is any consolation for the Japanese, who have been outstanding throughout this tournament and who have given the wizarding world two new icons in Beaters Shingo and Hongo, it is that they participated in a semi-final that will long live in memory; one of the highest scoring of recent years and a display of utterly thrilling Quidditch.
As expected, Shingo and Hongo dominated the early part of the game. Play was stopped twice for Healers to attend to the Bulgarian team, six of whom were bleeding from the head within an hour of Quaffle-off.
Then came a triple display of sportsmanship that nobody who witnessed it will soon forget. With Bludgers still flying like cannonballs, Vulchanov deliberately interposed his body to protect teammate and Seeker Krum, who was in hot pursuit of the Snitch. Vulchanov was knocked out cold and fell from his broom, only to be caught and saved by Japanese Seeker Noriko Sato. Seeing that Sato was unable to pursue the Snitch, Krum pulled up and did not capitalise on his momentary advantage. Krum, Sato and Vulchanov (once revived) were given a standing ovation by all spectators as play resumed.
While the Japanese defence has rightly drawn plaudits from all corners of the Quidditch world, the work of Chasers Ryuichi Yamaguchi, Kimiko Kurosawa and Yoshi Wakahisa should not be overlooked. By the eighth hour of the game the Japanese were two hundred and fifty points ahead. In spite of trailing badly, the Bulgarians took everything Shingo and Hongo were throwing at them. The Bulgarians’ play was not pretty, but their guts could not be doubted.
The Snitch appeared for the second time and Krum raced Sato, driving her off but refusing to catch it. It was a mark of faith in his team and a sharp contrast to the infamous catch of the ’94 final, where he had brought the game to an end to spare his side further humiliation at the hands of the Irish.
This was the true turning point of the match. The Bulgarians now chipped slowly away, finally drawing level by sheer persistence and a much-improved defensive performance. Then, in the tenth hour, the extraordinary reversal: Krum performed a magnificent piece of diversionary flying that led Sato to believe he was avoiding Hongo’s sight-line, and before the crowd or his fellow players realised what was happening, Krum caught the Snitch. Such was the crowd’s astonishment that there was a ten second silence throughout the stadium before the Bulgarian supporters even dared cheer. Their celebrations continue as I write, but only the most hard-hearted could fail to sympathise with the Japanese, who now face the USA in the playoff for third place.
FINAL SCORE: BULGARIA 610 JAPAN 460 8th July 2014 Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at Quidditch World Cup Final From the Daily Prophet’s Gossip Correspondent, Rita Skeeter.
There are celebrities – and then there are celebrities. We’ve seen many a famous face from the wizarding world grace the stands here in the Patagonian Desert – Ministers and Presidents, Celestina Warbeck, controversial American wizarding band The Bent-Winged Snitches – all have caused flurries of excitement, with crowd members scrambling for autographs and even casting Bridging Charms to reach the VIP boxes over the heads of the crowd.
But when word swept the campsite and stadium that a certain gang of infamous wizards (no longer the fresh-faced teenagers they were in their heyday, but nevertheless recognisable) had arrived for the final, excitement was beyond anything yet seen. As the crowd stampeded, tents were flattened and small children mown down. Fans from all corners of the globe stormed towards the area where members of Dumbledore’s Army were rumoured to have been sighted, desperate above all else for a glimpse of the man they still call the Chosen One.
The Potter family and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army have been given accommodation in the VIP section of the campsite, which is protected by heavy charms and patrolled by Security Warlocks. Their presence has ensured large crowds along the cordoned area, all hoping for a glimpse of their heroes. At 3pm today they got their wish when, to the accompaniment of loud screams, Potter took his young sons James and Albus to visit the players’ compound, where he introduced them to Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum.
About to turn 34, there are a couple of threads of silver in the famous Auror’s black hair, but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old. The famous lightning scar has company: Potter is sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. Requests for information as to its provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic: ‘We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department, as we have told you no less than 514 times, Ms. Skeeter.’ So what are they hiding? Is the Chosen One embroiled in fresh mysteries that will one day explode upon us all, plunging us into a new age of terror and mayhem?
Or does his injury have a more humble origin, one that Potter is desperate to hide? Has his wife perhaps cursed him? Are cracks beginning to show in a union that the Potters are determined to promote as happy? Should we read anything into the fact that his wife Ginevra has been perfectly happy to leave her husband and children behind in London whilst reporting on this tournament? The jury is out on whether she really had the talent or experience to be sent to the Quidditch World Cup (jury’s back in – no!!!) but let’s face it, when your last name is Potter, doors open, international sporting bodies bow and scrape, and Daily Prophet editors hand you plum assignments.
As their devoted fans and followers will remember, Potter and Krum competed against each other in the controversial Triwizard Tournament, but apparently there are no hard feelings, as they embraced upon meeting. (What really happened in that maze? Speculation is unlikely to be quelled by the warmth of their greeting.) After half an hour’s chat, Potter and his sons returned to the campsite where they socialised with the rest of Dumbledore’s Army until the small hours.
In the next tent are Potter’s two closest associates, the ones who know everything about him and yet have always refused to talk to the press. Are they afraid of him, or is it their own secrets they are afraid will leak out, tarnishing the myth of He Who Could Not Be Named’s defeat? Now married, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were with Potter almost every step of the way. Like the rest of Dumbledore’s Army, they fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and no doubt deserve the plaudits and awards for bravery heaped upon them by a grateful wizarding world.
In the immediate aftermath of the battle Weasley, whose famous ginger hair appears to be thinning slightly, entered into employment with the Ministry of Magic alongside Potter, but left only two years later to co-manage the highly successful wizarding joke emporium Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Was he, as he stated at the time, ‘delighted to assist my brother George with a business I’ve always loved’? Or had he had his fill of standing in Potter’s shadow? Was the work of the Auror Department too much for a man who has admitted that the destruction of He Who Could Not Be Named’s Horcruxes ‘took its toll’ on him?
He shows no obvious signs of mental illness from a distance, but the public is not allowed close enough to make a proper assessment. Is this suspicious?
WAS HE, AS HE STATED AT THE TIME, 'DELIGHTED TO ASSIST MY BROTHER GEORGE WITH A BUSINESS I'VE ALWAYS LOVED'? Hermione Granger, of course, was always the femme fatale of the group. Press reports of the time revealed that as a teenager she toyed with the young Potter’s affections before being seduced away by the muscular Viktor Krum, finally settling for Potter’s faithful sidekick. After a meteoric rise to Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, she is now tipped to go even higher within the Ministry, and is also mother to son, Hugo, and daughter, Rose. Does Hermione Granger prove that a witch really can have it all? (No – look at her hair).
Then there are those members of Dumbledore’s Army who receive slightly less publicity than Potter, Weasley and Granger. (Are they resentful? Almost certainly.) Neville Longbottom, now a popular Herbology teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is here in Patagonia with his wife Hannah. Until recently the pair lived above the Leaky Cauldron in London, but rumour has it that Hannah has not only retrained as a Healer, but is applying for the job of Matron at Hogwarts. Idle gossip suggests that she and her husband both enjoy a little more Ogden’s Old Firewhisky than most of us would expect from custodians of our children, but no doubt we all wish her the best of luck with her application.
Last of the ringleaders of Dumbledore’s Army is, of course, Luna Lovegood (now married to Rolf Scamander, swarthy grandson of celebrated Magizoologist Newt). Still delightfully eccentric, Luna has been sweeping around the VIP section in robes composed of the flags of all sixteen qualifying countries. Her twin sons are ‘at home with grandpa’. Is this a euphemism for ‘too disturbed to be seen in public’? Surely only the unkindest would suggest so.
Sundry other members of the Army are here, but it is on these six that most interest is focused. Wherever there is a red head one may make an educated guess that it belongs to a Weasley, but it is difficult to tell whether it is George (wealthy co-manager of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes), Charlie (dragon wrangler, still unmarried – why?) or Percy (Head of the Department of Magical Transportation – it’s his fault if the Floo Network’s too busy!). The only one who is easy to recognise is Bill who, poor man, is grievously scarred from an encounter with a werewolf and yet somehow (Enchantment? Love potion? Blackmail? Kidnap?) married the undeniably beautiful (though doubtless empty-headed) Fleur Delacour.
Word is that we shall see these and other members of Dumbledore’s Army in the VIP boxes at the final, adding to the glitz and razzmatazz of a gala occasion. Let us hope that the behaviour of two of their younger hangers-on does not embarrass them, heaping shame on those who have previously brought honour to the name of wizard.
One always hesitates to invade the privacy of young people, but the fact is that anyone closely connected with Harry Potter reaps the benefits and must pay the penalty of public interest. No doubt Potter will be distressed to know that his sixteen-year-old godson Teddy Lupin – a lanky half-werewolf with bright blue hair – has been behaving in a way unbefitting of wizarding royalty since arriving on the VIP campsite. It might be asking too much that the always-busy Potter keep a tighter rein on this wild boy, who was entrusted to his care by his dying parents, but one shudders to think what will become of Master Lupin without urgent intervention. Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Bill Weasley might like to know that their beautiful, blonde daughter Victoire seems to be attracted to any dark corner where Master Lupin happens to be lurking. The good news is both of them seem to have invented a method of breathing through their ears. I can think of no other reason how they have survived such prolonged periods of what, in my young day, was called ‘snogging.’
But let us not be severe. Harry Potter and his cohorts never claimed to be perfect! And for those who want to know exactly how imperfect they are, my new biography: Dumbledore’s Army: The Dark Side of the Demob will be available from Flourish and Blotts on July 31st.
FINAL MATCHES 9th July 2014 JPN V USA From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter.
It was brief, it was bloody and few will disagree that it was brutal. Japan, who many thought would go all the way in this tournament, and the USA, for whom 2014 has been a breakthrough year, have both had remarkable World Cups. All fourteen players in this third place play-off can hold their heads high tonight, though for some – notably American Chaser Arsenia Gonzales, who took two Bludgers to the face in the 34th minute – it will be extremely painful.
The USA did well to score twelve times against Keeper Todoroki, an undersung hero of the Japanese side who was on superb form, while Beaters Hongo and Shingo were simply unstoppable. At the other end of the pitch, Chasers Yamaguchi, Kurosawa and Wakahisa put eighteen goals past Keeper Susan Blancheflower before Japanese Seeker Noriko Sato put in one of the most spectacular dives of the tournament. Zooming through flying Bludgers and a tangle of Chasers she successfully seized the Snitch from under the heel of American Mercy Wardwell, leaving Darius Smackhammer in a broom-lock with Lucas Picquery.
Once on the ground, the teams embraced in a heart-warming show of sportsmanship. Word has since reached us that the Japanese have presented the American team – whose supporters famously kidnapped Hans the Augurey, the Liechtenstein mascot – with a Hoo-hoo chick (the Hoo-hoo is a Japanese firebird).
FINAL SCORE: JAPAN 330 USA 120 11th July 2014 BRA V BGR From the Daily Prophet’s Quidditch Correspondent in the Patagonian desert, Ginny Potter. NEXT: THE FINAL This writing was first published on Pottermore in July 2014
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 24, 2019 23:20:24 GMT 1
Harry in the Ravenclaw common room Luna takes Harry to the Ravenclaw common room in search of the lost diadem
Extract from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J.K. Rowling Harry had prowled the castle at night many times before, but never had his heart hammered this fast, never had so much depended on his safe passage through the place. Through squares of moonlight upon the floor, past suits of armour whose helmets creaked at the sound of their soft footsteps, around corners beyond which who knew what lurked, Harry and Luna walked, checking the Marauder’s Map whenever light permitted, twice pausing to allow a ghost to pass without drawing attention to themselves. He expected to encounter an obstacle at any moment; his worst fear was Peeves, and he strained his ears with every step to hear the first, telltale signs of the poltergeist’s approach.
‘This way, Harry,’ breathed Luna, plucking his sleeve and pulling him towards a spiral staircase.
They climbed in tight, dizzying circles; Harry had never been up here before. At last they reached a door. There was no handle and no keyhole: nothing but a plain expanse of aged wood, and a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle.
Luna reached out a pale hand, which looked eerie floating in mid-air, unconnected to arm or body. She knocked once, and in the silence it sounded to Harry like a cannon blast. At once the beak of the eagle opened, but instead of a bird’s call, a soft, musical voice said, ‘Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?’
‘Hmm … what do you think, Harry?’ said Luna, looking thoughtful.
‘What? Isn’t there just a password?’
‘Oh, no, you’ve got to answer a question,’ said Luna. ‘What if you get it wrong?’
‘Well, you have to wait for somebody who gets it right,’ said Luna. ‘That way you learn, you see?’
‘Yeah … trouble is, we can’t really afford to wait for anyone else, Luna.’
‘No, I see what you mean,’ said Luna seriously. ‘Well then, I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning.’
‘Well reasoned,’ said the voice, and the door swung open.
The deserted Ravenclaw common room was a wide, circular room, airier than any Harry had ever seen at Hogwarts. Graceful arched windows punctuated the walls, which were hung with blue and bronze silks: by day, the Ravenclaws would have a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains. The ceiling was domed and painted with stars, which were echoed in the midnight-blue carpet. There were tables, chairs and bookcases, and in a niche opposite the door stood a tall statue of white marble.
Harry recognised Rowena Ravenclaw from the bust he had seen at Luna’s house. The statue stood beside a door which led, he guessed, to dormitories above. He strode right up to the marble woman and she seemed to look back at him with a quizzical half smile on her face, beautiful yet slightly intimidating. A delicate-looking circlet had been reproduced in marble on top of her head. It was not unlike the tiara Fleur had worn at her wedding. There were tiny words etched into it. Harry stepped out from under the Cloak and climbed up on to Ravenclaw’s plinth to read them.
‘“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”’
‘Which makes you pretty skint, witless,’ said a cackling voice.
Harry whirled round, slipped off the plinth and landed on the floor. The sloping-shouldered figure of Alecto Carrow was standing before him, and even as Harry raised his wand, she pressed a stubby forefinger to the skull and snake branded on her forearm.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
BY J.K. ROWLING
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 24, 2019 23:22:18 GMT 1
Harry in the Ravenclaw common room Luna takes Harry to the Ravenclaw common room in search of the lost diadem
Extract from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J.K. Rowling Harry had prowled the castle at night many times before, but never had his heart hammered this fast, never had so much depended on his safe passage through the place. Through squares of moonlight upon the floor, past suits of armour whose helmets creaked at the sound of their soft footsteps, around corners beyond which who knew what lurked, Harry and Luna walked, checking the Marauder’s Map whenever light permitted, twice pausing to allow a ghost to pass without drawing attention to themselves. He expected to encounter an obstacle at any moment; his worst fear was Peeves, and he strained his ears with every step to hear the first, telltale signs of the poltergeist’s approach.
‘This way, Harry,’ breathed Luna, plucking his sleeve and pulling him towards a spiral staircase.
They climbed in tight, dizzying circles; Harry had never been up here before. At last they reached a door. There was no handle and no keyhole: nothing but a plain expanse of aged wood, and a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle.
Luna reached out a pale hand, which looked eerie floating in mid-air, unconnected to arm or body. She knocked once, and in the silence it sounded to Harry like a cannon blast. At once the beak of the eagle opened, but instead of a bird’s call, a soft, musical voice said, ‘Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?’
‘Hmm … what do you think, Harry?’ said Luna, looking thoughtful.
‘What? Isn’t there just a password?’
‘Oh, no, you’ve got to answer a question,’ said Luna. ‘What if you get it wrong?’
‘Well, you have to wait for somebody who gets it right,’ said Luna. ‘That way you learn, you see?’
‘Yeah … trouble is, we can’t really afford to wait for anyone else, Luna.’
‘No, I see what you mean,’ said Luna seriously. ‘Well then, I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning.’
‘Well reasoned,’ said the voice, and the door swung open.
The deserted Ravenclaw common room was a wide, circular room, airier than any Harry had ever seen at Hogwarts. Graceful arched windows punctuated the walls, which were hung with blue and bronze silks: by day, the Ravenclaws would have a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains. The ceiling was domed and painted with stars, which were echoed in the midnight-blue carpet. There were tables, chairs and bookcases, and in a niche opposite the door stood a tall statue of white marble.
Harry recognised Rowena Ravenclaw from the bust he had seen at Luna’s house. The statue stood beside a door which led, he guessed, to dormitories above. He strode right up to the marble woman and she seemed to look back at him with a quizzical half smile on her face, beautiful yet slightly intimidating. A delicate-looking circlet had been reproduced in marble on top of her head. It was not unlike the tiara Fleur had worn at her wedding. There were tiny words etched into it. Harry stepped out from under the Cloak and climbed up on to Ravenclaw’s plinth to read them.
‘“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”’
‘Which makes you pretty skint, witless,’ said a cackling voice.
Harry whirled round, slipped off the plinth and landed on the floor. The sloping-shouldered figure of Alecto Carrow was standing before him, and even as Harry raised his wand, she pressed a stubby forefinger to the skull and snake branded on her forearm.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
BY J.K. ROWLING
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 24, 2019 23:26:18 GMT 1
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 25, 2019 0:10:04 GMT 1
Kappa (folklore) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Kappa" folklore – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) For other uses, see Kappa (disambiguation). Kappa Kappa water imp 1836.jpg A drawing of a kappa. —From an 1836 copy of Koga Tōan's Suiko Kōryaku (1820). Grouping Yōkai Other name(s) Gatarō, Kawako Country Japan Habitat Rivers A kappa (河童 , river-child), also known as kawatarō (川太郎 , "river-boy"), komahiki (駒引 , horse-puller), kawatora (川虎 , river-tiger) or suiko (水虎 , water-tiger) is an amphibious yōkai demon or imp found in traditional Japanese folklore. They are typically depicted as green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and a turtle-like carapace on their backs. A depression on its head, called its "dish" (sara), retains water, and if this is damaged or its liquid is lost (either through spilling or drying up), the kappa is severely weakened.
The kappa are known to favor cucumbers and love to engage in sumo wrestling. They are often accused of assaulting humans in water and removing a mythical organ called the shirikodama from their victim's anus.
Contents 1 Terminology 2 Appearance 3 Behavior 3.1 Cucumber 3.2 As a menace 3.3 Defeating the kappa 3.4 Good deeds 4 Localizations 5 Cross culture lore 6 In media 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Terminology The name kappa is a portmanteau of the words kawa (river) and wappa, a variant form of 童 warawa (also warabe) "child". The kappa are also known regionally by at least eighty other names such as kawappa, kawako, kawatarō, gawappa, kōgo, mizushi, mizuchi, suitengu.[1]
Its names kawaso meaning "otter", dangame "soft-shelled turtle", and enkō "monkey" suggest its outward resemblance to these animals. The name komahiki or "steed-puller" alludes to its reputed penchant to drag away horses.[1]
The kappa has been known as kawako in Izumo (Shimane Prefecture) where Lafcadio Hearn was based,[2] and gatarō was the familiar name of it to folklorist Kunio Yanagita from Hyogo Prefecture.[3]
Appearance
Kappa. — From Gazu Hyakki Yagyō ("The Illustrated Night Parade of a Hundred Demons") by Toriyama Sekien
Kappa (かはつは) from Bakemono no e (化物之繪, c. 1700), Harry F. Bruning Collection of Japanese Books and Manuscripts, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. The kappa is said to be roughly humanoid in form and about the size of a child, inhabiting the ponds and rivers of Japan.[4] It is typically greenish in color[5] (or yellow-blue[6]), and either scaly[7][8] or slimy skinned, with webbed hands and feet, and a turtle-like carapace on its back.[5]
One peculiar trait is that it has a cavity on its head called a sara ("dish", "bowl", or "plate") that retains water or some sort of liquid, which is regarded as the source of the kappa's power or life force. This cavity must be full whenever a kappa is away from the water; if it ever dries out, or if its water is spilled, kappa loses its power and may even die.[9][10][8] The kappa are sometimes said to smell like fish[6] and they can swim like them.
According to some accounts, its arms are connected to each other through the torso and can slide from one side to the other.[11] While they are primarily water creatures, they do on occasion venture onto land. When they do, the "dish" on their head can be covered with a metal cap for protection.[12]
A hairy kappa is called a hyōsube.[13]
A book illustrating twelve kinds of kappa.
A kappa by Katsushika Hokusai
A kappa rapes an ama diver underwater in a print from Utamaro's Utamakura
A paired male and female kappa statues at the Sogenji Buddhist shrine at the Asakusa district in Tokyo.
Behavior
Capturing a kappa alive. Utagawa Kuniyoshi Kappa are usually seen as mischievous troublemakers or trickster figures. Their actions range from the comparatively minor, such as looking up women's kimonos, to the outright malevolent, such as drowning people and animals, kidnapping children, raping women and at times eating human flesh.[12] Though sometimes menacing, it may also behave amicably towards humans.[7]
Cucumber Folk beliefs claim the cucumber as their traditional favorite meal.[12] At festivals, offerings of cucumber are frequently made to the kappa.[14] Sometimes the kappa is said to have other favorite foods, such as the Japanese eggplant, soba (buckwheat noodles), nattō (fermented soybeans), or kabocha.[15]
In Edo (old Tokyo), there used to be a tradition where people would write the names of their family members on cucumbers and send them afloat into the streams to mollify the kappa, to prevent the family from coming to harm in the streams.[16] In some regions, it was customary to eat cucumbers before swimming as protection, but in others it was believed that this act would guarantee an attack.[14]
A cucumber-filled sushi roll is known as kappamaki.[12][4]
As a menace As water monsters, kappa have been blamed for drownings, and are often said to try to lure people into water and pull them in with their great skill at wrestling.[12] They are sometimes said to take their victims for the purpose of drinking their blood, eating their livers, or gaining power by taking their shirikodama (尻子玉), a mythical ball said to contain the soul, which is located inside the anus.[12][17][18]
Kappa have been used to warn children of the dangers lurking in rivers and lakes, as kappa have been often said to try to lure people to water and pull them in.[19][12] Even today, signs warning about kappa appear by bodies of water in some Japanese towns and villages.[citation needed]
"DANGER!! Do not swim or play around here." A kappa is depicted as a metaphor of drowning on a sign near a pond in Fukuoka Kappa are also said to victimize animals, especially horses and cows. The motif of the kappa trying to drown a horse is found all over Japan.[20]
Lafcadio Hearn wrote of a story in Kawachimura near Matsue where a horse-stealing kappa was captured and made to write a sworn statement vowing never to harm people again.[2][10]
In many versions the kappa is dragged by the horse to the stable where it is most vulnerable, and it is there it is forced to submit a writ of promise not to misbehave.[21]
Defeating the kappa
Defense against Kappa. Yoshitoshi It was believed that there were a few means of escape if one was confronted with a kappa. Kappa are obsessed with politeness, so if a person makes a deep bow, it will return the gesture. This results in the kappa spilling the water held in the "dish" (sara) on its head, rendering it unable to leave the bowing position until the plate is refilled with water from the river in which it lives. If a person refills it, the kappa will serve that person for all eternity.[12] A similar weakness of the kappa involves its arms, which can easily be pulled from its body. If an arm is detached, the kappa will perform favors or share knowledge in exchange for its return.[22]
Another method of defeat involves shogi or sumo wrestling: a kappa sometimes challenges a human being to wrestle or engage in other tests of skill.[23] This tendency is easily used to encourage the kappa to spill the water from its sara. One notable example of this method is the folktale of a farmer who promises his daughter's hand in marriage to a kappa in return for the creature irrigating his land. The farmer's daughter challenges the kappa to submerge several gourds in water. When the kappa fails in its task, it retreats, saving the farmer's daughter from the marriage.[14] Kappa have also been driven away by their aversion to iron, sesame, or ginger.[24]
Good deeds Kappa are not entirely antagonistic to human beings.
Once befriended, kappa may perform any number of tasks for human beings, such as helping farmers irrigate their land. Sometimes, they bring fresh fish, which is regarded as a mark of good fortune for the family that receives it.[22] They are also highly knowledgeable about medicine, and legend states that they taught the art of bone setting to human beings.[12][25][26]
Localizations Along with the oni and the tengu, the kappa is among the best-known yōkai in Japan.[27][28]
The kappa is known by various names of the creature vary by region and local folklore.[1] In Shintō, they are often considered to be an avatar (keshin) of the Water Deity or suijin.[29]
Shrines are dedicated to the worship of kappa as water deity in such places as Aomori Prefecture[7] or Miyagi Prefecture.[30] There were also festivals meant to placate the kappa in order to obtain a good harvest, some of which still take place today. These festivals generally took place during the two equinoxes of the year, when the kappa are said to travel from the rivers to the mountains and vice versa.[31]
The best known place where it has been claimed Kappa reside is in the Kappabuchi [ja] waters of Tōno in the Iwate Prefecture. The nearby Jōkenji [ja] In Tōno, there is a Buddhist temple that has komainu dog statues with depressions on their heads reminiscent of the water-retaining dish on the kappa's heads, said to be dedicated to the kappa which according to legend helped extinguish a fire at the temple.[32] The Kappa is also venerated at the Sogenji Buddhist temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo where according to tradition, a mummified arm of a Kappa is enshrined within the chapel hall since 1818.[citation needed]
In his Tōno Monogatari, Kunio Yanagita records a number of beliefs from the Tōno area about women being accosted and even impregnated by kappa.[33] Their offspring were said to be repulsive to behold, and were generally buried.[33]
Cross culture lore
Figure of a kappa in a 2006 FIFA World Cup uniform. The tablet says: "Go, samurai. Don't give up!" Similar folklore can be found in Asia and Europe. The Japanese folklore creature Kappa is known in Chinese folklore as 水鬼[34] "Shui Gui", Water Ghost, or water monkey and may also be related to the Kelpie of Scotland and the Neck of Scandinavia.[citation needed] Like the Japanese description of the beast, in Chinese and in Scandinavian lore this beast is infamous for kidnapping and drowning people as well as horses. The Siyokoy of the Philippine islands is also known for kidnapping children by the water's edge.[citation needed] A frog-face vodyanoy is known in Russian mythology. A green human-like being named a vodnik is widely known in western Slavic folklore and tales, especially in the Czech Republic or Slovakia.[citation needed]
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Post by Fredrik on Aug 27, 2019 14:08:21 GMT 1
Menu Visit home page FEATURES Everything a first-year should know about Hogwarts We’re reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as part of the Wizarding World Book Club, and this week’s theme is First Impressions – so, welcome to Hogwarts… The Trophy Room VIEW FULL SCREEN
© JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros. Hermione prepares for Hogwarts by memorising set texts, but in a school where portraits move and stairs plays tricks, even she isn’t ready for every eventuality. Hogwarts is a magical maze of a building – and that’s just the castle.
There are a few important things to note about this most unpredictable school…
It’s up a mountain A very tall mountain, surrounded by forests and accessible only by boat. That’s how the first-years arrive on 1 September – collected off the Hogwarts Express by Hagrid, they travel across a glassily still lake and through a curtain of ivy to a pebbly underground harbour.
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Illustration by Jim Kay © Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2015, taken from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Illustrated Edition It’s a safe place Maybe even safer than the goblin-staffed wizard bank Gringotts, according to Hagrid – and he says Gringotts is the safest place in the world. As long as you don’t find yourself in its out-of-bounds corridors…
There are four Hogwarts houses Slytherin turns out Dark witches and wizards, Hufflepuff is for duffers, everyone wants to be in Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw’s not that bad – that’s if you listen to Hagrid, Malfoy, Hermione and Ron. The Sorting Hat is more reliable, telling us that Gryffindors are daring, Hufflepuffs are loyal, Ravenclaws are witty and Slytherins are cunning.
It’s home to ‘about twenty ghosts’… … and one poltergeist called Peeves. Each house has its own ghost – Gryffindor’s is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, aka Nearly Headless Nick. Sharing a school with ghosts that glide through doors is tricky, but Peeves is the worst. His practical jokes and gleeful pursuit of first-years is enough to make anyone late.
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The common rooms are amazing Well, they are if we go by Gryffindor’s. Located in a tower, reached by a series of staircases, the Gryffindor common room is round and comfortable, and leads to dormitories full of curtained four-poster beds. What luxury.
It has 142 staircases Stairs at Hogwarts are not straightforward. The 142 staircases vary in shape, size and destination. There are wide ones, narrow ones, some with vanishing steps and others that lead somewhere different on a Friday. Not helpful when you’re trying to stick to a timetable.
Not all the doors are doors Hogwarts’ doors aren’t much better. Some won’t open unless you ask politely, some like to be tickled and some aren’t doors at all, ‘but solid walls just pretending’. Others lead to disused rooms that house mysterious objects, like the Mirror of Erised.
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© JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros. The teachers are… eccentric The teaching staff are as varied as their subjects – from History of Magic’s Professor Binns, the only ghost, to the tiny Charms teacher Professor Flitwick. Professor McGonagall is strict but fair; Professor Snape is strict but much less fair. For an expert in the Dark Arts, Professor Quirrell is a bundle of nerves and Dumbledore is, well, a genius who is also ‘a bit mad’.
As are the other staff… School caretaker Argus Filch and his cat, Mrs Norris, have a strong dislike of Hogwarts students, but Hagrid – Keeper of Keys – more than makes up for it. He lives in a hut on the school grounds and Fang, his giant black boarhound, is much friendlier than Mrs Norris.
People in pictures won’t stay put Hogwarts’ walls are covered with paintings and portraits, the subjects of which move freely from frame to frame. Gryffindor’s common room is guarded by the Fat Lady, in her pink silk dress. If that wasn’t enough, the antique suits of armour like to wander about as well.
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© JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros. The grounds are as unpredictable as the castle Hogwarts’ grounds are full of mysterious things – from magical plants in the school greenhouses to creatures lurking in the Forbidden Forest and cavernous tunnels that can comfortably house a mountain troll, the Potions classroom and an underground harbour.
It does great feasts The Great Hall, with its enchanted ceiling, is a centre of feasting excellence. The breakfasts are incredible, but it’s the special occasions you want to look out for. Every kind of food you could possibly imagine appears on those tables. Even mint humbugs.
It has its own owlery Students’ letters are delivered by owls that stay in the Hogwarts owlery, which is one post office we wouldn’t mind queuing up for.
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The library’s Restricted Section has an incredible warning system Hogwarts’ library contains books about seriously nasty magic, available to students studying advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts. If you get one down from the shelf without permission, it will scream at you. Seriously.
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HARRY POTTER WIKI Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test WOMBAT logo.jpg The logo for the W.O.M.B.A.T.s Unlike the O.W.L.s, the W.O.M.B.A.T.s consist exclusively of written papers. Therefore W.O.M.B.A.T.s could be sat by Muggles as well as wizards, although the Wizarding Examinations Authority does not believe that any Muggle would have the degree of inner-knowledge required to achieve a pass. EXCERPT FROM THE GRADE 3 W.O.M.B.A.T. The Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test (or W.O.M.B.A.T.) is a series of tests administered by the Wizarding Examinations Authority, concerning a variety of subjects. The W.O.M.B.A.T.s, unlike the O.W.L.s or the N.E.W.T.s, consist exclusively of written papers. Therefore W.O.M.B.A.T.s could be sat by Muggles as well as wizards and witches, although the Wizarding Examinations Authority does not believe that any Muggle would have the degree of inner knowledge required to achieve a pass. The W.O.M.B.A.T.s test whether the sitter is able to exist safely and effectively within the magical world. A W.O.M.B.A.T. usually takes twenty-five minutes to complete, although more advanced levels (such as Grade 3) take more time; thirty-five minutes. The Ministry takes a few days to mark every test, after which an owl delivers the results in the form of a certificate (if it is a passing grade), or a letter (if it is a failing grade).
First test Wombat.jpg The first W.O.M.B.A.T. paper Questions Part One - Magical Law Which Ministry of Magic department(s) and/or committee(s) would you contact to resolve each of the following dilemmas? (Questions 1-5)
1. Your neighbour is concealing a stash of flying carpets, some of which he is allowing to fly loose around his back garden.
a. Wizengamot b. Department of International Magical Cooperation c. Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office d. Obliviators e. All of the above f. None of the above 2. Your friend C possesses a Muggle Penny Farthing (old bicycle) that has been enchanted to skim an inch above the ground, achieving speeds of over 100mph. C did not personally enchant the Penny Farthing, never rides it and merely wishes to keep it 'for sentimental reasons' as it was her grandmother's.
a. Department of Magical Transport b. Improper Use of Magic Office c. Obliviators d. Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office e. Committee on Experimental Charms f. None of the above 3. Your sixteen year old nephew, D, has hexed his seventeen-year-old sister, E. E has retaliated with a Stunning Spell that missed D and hit a Muggle motorist, who smashed into a lamppost.
a. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes b. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes and Obliviator Squad c. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Obliviator Squad and Improper Use of Magic Office d. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Obliviator Squad, Improper Use of Magic Office and Wizengamot 4. Your Friends wizard A and wizard B are in dispute over which of them owns a field in which Mooncalfs dance periodically. A accuses B of using nightly a Summoning Charm to collect the precious Mooncalf dung which is rightfully A's.
a. Improper Use of Magic Office b. Wizengamot c. Pest Advisory Board d. Improper Use of Magic Office and Wizengamot e. Improper Use of Magic Office and Pest Advisory Board f. Wizengamot and Pest Advisory Board 5. Witch F fed love potion to a Muggle man, who has married her. When you went around with a wedding gift you discovered that she is using him as an occasional table.
a. Auror Office b. Misuse of Magic Office c. Obliviators d. Wizengamot e. All of the above f. None of the above 6. Which of the following should be most SEVERELY punished by the Wizengamot?
a. The injury of three Muggles due to a poorly performed Forgetfulness Charm b. The death of a chicken due to a poorly aimed Bat-Bogey Hex c. The use of the Cruciatus Curse on a shark about to attack a Muggle d. The use of the Imperius Curse on a Muggle mugger 7. Which of the following should receive the LIGHTEST punishment from the Wizengamot?
a. Horns created accidentally on a culprit's mother, caused by broken wand b. Jelly-Legs Jinx performed on threatening Muggle c. Breeding fanged Puffskeins d. Underage witch performs Cleaning Charms in privacy of own home 8. Which of the following does NOT require a Ministry of Magic license?
a. Crup ownership b. Sale of magical artefacts c. House-elf ownership d. Apparition 9. Which of the following wizarding laws, in your view, stands in most urgent need of change?
a. The detection of underage magic in all-magic households (currently impossible) b. The ban on goblin possession of wands (ought to be lifted) c. The re-classification of centaurs and merpeople (ought to take their views into account) d. The guidelines on house-elf welfare (need to be enforced) e. Definitions of 'Muggle-baiting' (needs to be made less stringent) Part Two - Magical Transport 10. Which mode of transportation would you advise for a young mother travelling with one-year-old twins with a low boredom threshold, her grandmother, who suffers from severe motion sickness, and her husband, who has never mastered the three ‘D’s?
a. Apparition b. Broomsticks c. Floo Powder d. Knight Bus e. Portkey 11. Which of the following unorthodox means of transportation is considered the most serious breach of the International Statute of Secrecy?
a. Thestrals b. Abraxan horse-drawn giant carriage c. Hippogriff d. Flying Muggle vehicle (eg. car, motorcycle) e. Underwater ship Which mode(s) of transportation could you use to reach/enter each of the following wizarding institutions?(Questions 12 - 16)
12. Azkaban
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus/Apparition 13. Gringotts
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus/Apparition 14. Hogwarts
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus/Apparition 15. Ministry of Magic
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo powder/Knight Bus/Apparition 16. St Mungo's
a. Brooms b. Brooms/Floo Powder c. Brooms/Knight Bus d. Brooms/Floo Powder/Knight Bus e. Brooms/Floo Powder/Knight Bus/Apparition Part Three - Everyday Magic 17. Which of the following would, in your opinion, provide the best security for a convention of broomstick salesmen in a large, Firebolt-shaped marquee?
a. Fidelius Charm b. Muggle-Repelling Charm c. Confundus Charm d. Disillusionment Charm e. Unplottable marquee f. Forgetfulness Charm g. Giant three-headed dog 18. Which of the following should not be used in cooking?
a. Alihotsy leaves b. Bubotuber pus c. Daisy roots d. Dragon blood e. Mandrake leaves f. Murtlap tentacles g. Shrake 19. Which of the following would most effectively clean up a spillage of wart cap powder?
a. Deletrius b. Diffindo c. Episkey d. Evanesco e. Scourgify f. Tergeo g. Mrs Scower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover 20. A Doxy bite can be healed most quickly and safely using
a. Bubotuber pus b. Bundimun secretion c. Dittany d. Dr Ubbly's Oblivious Unction e. Murtlap essence f. Reparo g. Skele-Gro h. Spello-tape 21. Which of the following commonly held wizarding beliefs is actually true?
a. If an inanimate object appears to think for itself, Dark Magic has been involved in its creation b. The use of magic in front of a Muggle is prohibited unless the witch or wizard is under threat of personal injury c. Releasing a Portkey before it has arrived will result in death or serious injury. d. 'Finite Incantatem' should be used as a precaution when a Muggle rings the doorbell. e. Bad luck can be prevented by turning three times on the spot and deliberately Splinching one's thumbs. Part Four - The Natural World 22. Which of the following small creatures would you CHOOSE to accompany you on a perilous journey?
a. Augurey b. Crup c. Jarvey d. Kneazle e. Murtlap f. Niffler g. Runespoor 23. Which of the Following is NOT listed as a pest by the Pest Advisory Board?
a. Bundimun b. Chizpurfle c. Doxy d. Gnome e. Horklump f. Knarl g. Pixie 24. A dog acting in a suspiciously un-canine manner is most likely to be
a. An Animagus b. A Boggart c. A Crup (or part Crup) d. A Grim e. Imperiused f. Magically Trained g. A Patronus 25. Which of the following plants has NO curative, restorative or protective properties?
a. Alihotsy shrub b. Belladonna c. Bubotuber d. Snargaluff tree e. Venomous Tentacula f. Wolfsbane g. Whomping Willow Second test Questions Part One - Magical Beings 1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Hags eat small children b. Inferi cannot speak c. Goblins fear sunlight d. There are no female centaurs e. Vampire bites are curable nowadays 2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Ghosts can cause movement of both liquid and gas. b. Freshwater merpeople are less warlike than salt. c. The werewolf's snout is shorter than that of the true wolf. d. There are no male Veela. e. Hags have four toes on each foot. 3. Which of the following are considered MOST dangerous by the Ministry of Magic?
a. Dementors b. Hags c. Inferi d. Vampires e. Werewolves 4. Which of the following are considered AMORTAL (have never died, and can never die) by the Ministry of Magic?
a. Dementors b. Ghosts c. Inferi d. Poltergeists e. Vampires 5. Which (still unresolved) issue do most historians believe triggered the infamous goblin rebellion of 1612?
a. Lack of goblin representation on the Wizengamot? b. Wizard attempts to enslave goblins and use as house-elves? c. Wizard refusal to grant goblins the right to carry a wand? d. Attempt of wizards to regain control of Gringotts bank? e. Series of brutal goblin-slayings by wizard murderer Yardley Platt 6. Which of the following statements on giants is TRUE?
a. Giant clans are matriarchal (females in charge) b. Female giants are usually larger than males c. Giants' eyesight is very poor compared with that of humans d. Giants are nocturnal e. Many giants are cannibals 7. Which of the following statements on house-elves is FALSE?
a. House-elves have an average life-expectancy of 200 years b. A house-elf's allegiance is foremost to its house (rather than to the inhabitants of the house) c. House-elves cannot be ordered to kill themselves d. House-elf magic is sufficiently powerful to override wizards' enchantments e. House-elves breed infrequently and then only with their masters' permission Part Two - Wizarding Current Affairs 8. In a recent Ministry of Magic poll, what was identified as the issue most concerning the wizarding community at the present time?
a. Insufficient information given by the Ministry of Magic regarding the return of Lord Voldemort b. Insufficient action taken by the Ministry of Magic to fight Lord Voldemort c. Inadequate Ministry of Magic resources devoted to the protection of the wizarding community d. Over-reaction of Ministry of Magic to the return of Lord Voldemort, which is the best thing that has happened to the wizarding community in many years 9. According to a recent article in the Daily Prophet, which subject at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has been complained about by parents more than any other (over 100 year period)?
a. Care of Magical Creatures b. Defence Against the Dark Arts c. History of Magic d. Muggle Studies 10. What percentage of wizards and witches believe that Weather-Modifying Charms should be regulated due to their effect upon the environment? (Figures collected by the Committee for Experimental Charms)
a. 3% b. 33% c. 53% d. 93% 11. Which health scare at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries has recently caused widespread panic? (Source: St Mungo's Admissions Department)
a. Suspected brain damage due to the Imperius Curse b. Suspected death due to Thestral sightings c. Spate of suspected werewolf bites d. Uncontrollable bleeding due to 'Nosebleed Nougat' 12. What change would 18% of wizards like to see to the requirements for membership of the Wizengamot? (source: Ministry of Magic poll)
a. Average age lowered from 87 b. Proof of pure-blood status c. Maximum of three years in post d. Goblin representation Part Three - Magical Objects 13. Assuming that you already have a wand, which THREE of the following would you consider indispensable in case of trouble?
a. Anti-Muggle doorknob b. Broomstick c. Cauldron d. Crystal ball e. Extendable Ear f. Floo powder g. Foe-Glass h. Hand of Glory i. Invisibility Cloak j. Lunascope k. Omnioculars l. Parchment m. Pensieve n. Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder o. Potion-making kit p. Quick-Quotes Quill q. Remembrall r. Revealer s. Scales t. Secrecy Sensor u. Sneakoscope v. Telescope w. Time-Turner x. Two-way mirror y. Wizarding Wireless Network Part Four - Muggle Studies 14. Which of the following is the ONLY magical invention whose effect has not yet been duplicated FULLY by Muggle ingenuity?
a. Flying broomstick b. Mrs Scower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover c. Omnioculars d. "Reparo" e. Self-ironing robes 15. Which of the following is the ONLY Muggle invention whose effects cannot be duplicated FULLY by magic?
a. Aeroplane b. Car c. Computer d. Telephone e. Television 16. The following beliefs are all widely held in the wizarding world, but only ONE is actually TRUE. (According to the latest research from the Institute of Muggle Studies) Which is it?
a. Muggle-born witches/wizards are more likely to produce Squib children than those who have one or more wizarding parents. b. Muggle-born witches/wizards usually have a witch or wizard ancestor somewhere in their family tree, though s/he may be generations back. c. Muggle-born witches/wizards are generally less prone to certain magical illnesses than those who have one or more wizarding parent. d. Muggle-born witches/wizards are generally slower to show signs of magic in childhood than those who have one or more wizarding parent. e. Muggle-born witches/wizards have great natural rhythm. 17. Which of the following statements is FALSE? (According to the latest research from the Institute of Muggle Studies)
a. It is possible for a Muggle to produce elementary magic if they have access to a wand and a book of spells. b. It is possible for a Muggle to inadvertently stumble upon magically protected areas such as Diagon Alley and St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. c. It is possible for a Muggle to see and correctly identify magical creatures. d. It is possible for a Muggle to see and yet deny the existence of magical creatures, even without magical intervention. e. It is possible for a Muggle to believe in impossibilities. 18. Muggles are:
a. Ignorant b. In danger c. Inferior to wizards d. Insensitive to their surroundings e. Interesting f. Irritating facts of life Third test Questions Part One - Magical History 1. In your opinion, which of the following contributed MOST to the introduction of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692? Choose ONE.
a. widespread persecution of wizarding children by Muggles b. escalating attempts by Muggles to force witches and wizards to perform magic for Muggle ends c. escalating attempts by Muggles to force witches and wizards to teach them magic d. increasing numbers of witch-burnings e. increasing numbers of Muggles being burned in mistake for witches f. failure of Ministry of Magic Delegation to Muggle King and Queen (William and Mary) begging for protection under Muggle law 2. Which of the following did NOT provoke one of the bloody goblin rebellions of the 17th and 18th centuries? Choose ONE.
a. the allegation by goblin king Ragnuk the First that Godric Gryffindor had stolen his sword b. the pursuit and imprisonment of Ug the Unreliable, who had been peddling Leprechaun gold c. the accidental death of Nagnok, Gringotts Goblin, at the hands of an untrained security troll sent by the Ministry of Magic d. the imprisonment of the notoriously violent Hodrod the Horny-Handed, who had attempted to kill three wizards e. the public ducking in the village pond, by a gang of young wizards, of goblin activist Urg the Unclean f. The Ministry of Magic Decree of 1631, preventing all magical beings other than wizards carrying a wand. 3. Choose the Ministry of Magic decision that, in your estimation, had the MOST DAMAGING effect on present day wizarding life.
a. The creation of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692. b. The defeat of the Appeal Against House-Elf Slavery in 1973. c. The drive into hiding of the surviving giants in the early 1980s. d. The 1865 decision to leave full control of Gringotts in goblin hands. e. The Wand Ban of 1631, which forbade Non-Human Magical Beings to carry wands. 4. In your opinion, which of the same Ministry of Magic decisions have had the BEST effect on present day wizarding life?
a. The creation of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692. b. The defeat of the Appeal Against House-Elf Slavery in 1973. c. The drive into hiding of the surviving giants in the early 1980s. d. The 1865 decision to leave full control of Gringotts in goblin hands. e. The Wand Ban of 1631, which forbade Non-Human Magical Beings to carry wands. 5. Which of the following popular historical theories have now been proven to be TRUE? Choose the correct THREE.
a. The oldest building in Diagon Alley is Gringotts Bank; the other shops grew up around it. b. Towards the end of his life, Salazar Slytherin reconciled with the other Founders of Hogwarts School and returned to the castle to die. c. The Muggle 'War of the Roses' began as a dispute between wizarding neighbours over a Fanged Geranium. d. The second wife of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, was accused by Muggles of being a witch, but was actually a Squib. e. A secret task force of Wizards and Muggles helped the Allies to victory in the Second World War. f. The Forbidden Forest began life as a wood planted and tended by a centaur herd. g. The Great Fire of London in 1666 was not, as Muggles believe, started by a blaze in a bakery in Pudding Lane, but by a young Welsh Green Dragon kept in the basement of the house next door. h. The Sorting Hat of Hogwarts was stolen and substituted by a group of delinquent students in 1325. The whereabouts of the real hat remains unknown. i. Upon his death in battle in 1762, goblin rebel Vargot was discovered to be a renegade house-elf. j. The location and name of Hogwarts were both chosen by Rowena Ravenclaw, who dreamed that a warty hog was leading her to the cliff by the lake. 6. Match the Minister for Magic with the major upheaval of his/her term in office, dates of which are marked.
6-1. Artemisia Lufkin (1798 - 1811) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-2. Grogan Stump (1811 - 1819) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-3. Faris "Spout-Hole" Spavin (1865 - 1903) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-4. Nobby Leach (1962 - 1968) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-5. Millicent Bagnold (1980 - 1990) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy 6-6. Cornelius Fudge (1990 - 1996) a. Attempted assassination by centaur b. Pureblood riots during Squib Rights marches c. Several of the oldest Wizengamot wizards walk out in protest at Minister's appointment d. Persistent denial of notorious Dark wizard's existence forces Minister's resignation after notorious Dark wizard appears at the Ministry of Magic e. Ghost demonstrations at the Ministry of Magic ("protest floats") f. A night of large-scale breaches of the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy Part Two - International Wizardry 7. Mark the following statements True or False
7-1. There are witches and wizards living in every country in the world. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-2. Some countries have wizard royal families. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-3. The trade in flying carpets has been banned everywhere except the Far East. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-4.The world's largest Centre for Alchemical Studies is situated in Egypt. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-5. The age at which magic may be performed legally varies from country to country. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-6. Inter-country Apparition has been outlawed due to extreme Splinching. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-7. There is a wizarding school in every country where wizards and witches are found. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-8. Portkeys may be arranged between countries only with the consent of both nations' Ministries of Magic. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-9. It is illegal to send mail-bearing owls across international borders unless the owl has been granted authorisation. a. TRUE b. FALSE 7-10. The most persistent offender against the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy is Scotland. a. TRUE b. FALSE Part Three - Magical Theory 8. Which of the following is CORRECT?
a. Food can be conjured out of thin air. b. Any object can be transfigured into food. c. Foodstuffs can be increased, transfigured, summoned from a distance and magically cooked. d. It is impossible to make the inedible edible. e. Food-related charms are some of the simplest forms of magic. 9. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
a. An Animagus is able to perform a kind of Self-Transfiguration. b. An Animagus is able to perform a kind of Self-Charm. c. An Animagus is able to perform a kind of magic that is NEITHER Transfiguration NOR Charm. 10. Which of the following is/are POSSIBLE?
a. Curing a poisoned victim without the correct antidote b. Curing a cursed victim without the correct counter-spell c. Un-transfiguring a person or object without knowing what they were originally d. Transfiguring animals into humans e. All of the above f. None of the above 11. Which of the following is/are IMPOSSIBLE?
a. Transfiguring inanimate objects into animate objects b. Transfiguring animate objects into inanimate objects c. Vanishing inanimate objects d. Vanishing animate objects e. All of the above f. None of the above Part Four - Dark Magic 12. Which TWO of the following policies do you think would best serve the Ministry of Magic in its fight against the Dark Arts?
a. Destroy all Dark Arts spellbooks b. Unforgivable Curses to be taught from year 1 at Hogwarts c. Outlaw sale of all goods that can be used in the Dark Arts d. Automatic life sentences in Azkaban for all convicted of Dark Arts crimes e. Improve Ministry of Magic Public Information Services f. Lift jinx on post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts g. Persuade Boy Who Lived to front anti-Dark Arts publicity campaign 13. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. To become an Inferius, a person must have been murdered by Dark Magic. b. Occlumency can guard against possession. c. Dementors are unknown in tropical climates. d. A curse is stronger than a hex, which is stronger than a jinx. e. If a werewolf mates at the full moon, they will produce a cub rather than a human baby. 14. Which of the following is FALSE?
a. Patronuses vary in strength according to which animal's form they take. b. There is only one documented case of a person surviving the Killing Curse. c. Hags have only rudimentary magic, similar to that observed in trolls. d. No defensive spell exists against the Cruciatus Curse. e. Giants have traditionally allied themselves with the Dark Arts. 15. Match the dangerous being, plant or potion with the spell, substance or object that will conquer it.
15-1. Boggart a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-2. Dementor a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-3. Devil's Snare a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-4. Draught of Living Death a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-5. Imperius Curse a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-6. Inferi a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE 15-7. Werewolf a. Aconite b. Asphodel c. Bezoar d. Chocolate e. The Patronus Charm f. Fire g. Phoenix tears h. Riddikulus i. Sunlight j. Will k. Wingardium Leviosa l. Wormwood m. NO CURE Behind the scenes The W.O.M.B.A.T. was a series of tests presented on J.K. Rowling's Official Site, prior to its 2012 redesign. Presented partially as a Harry Potter trivia test, there is nevertheless additional information that can be gleaned from the questions. Amusingly, Neil Murray, the husband of J. K. Rowling, took the first W.O.M.B.A.T. and only achieved a score of Acceptable, despite being in the same room as his wife when she was composing the quiz and listening to her read the answers out loud. This discouraged him from attempting either of the following two tests.[1] Appearances J. K. Rowling's official site Notes and references ↑ J.K. Rowling PotterCast Interview ARTICLE INFORMATION Top Contributors Seth Cooper Harry granger GrouchMan Ironyak1-bot 1337star Categories Other Languages Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. EXPLORE GAMES MOVIES TV WIKIS FOLLOW US OVERVIEW About Careers Press Contact Terms of Use Privacy Policy Global Sitemap Local Sitemap COMMUNITY Community Central Support WAM Score Help THE FANDOM APP Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat ADVERTISE Media Kit Contact Harry Potter Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. VIEW FULL SITE
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Students must acquire the course books and equipment listed after each class they wish to attend. Classes are not mandatory and you may take as few or as many as you choose within your year. More information about classes can be found in the Knowledge Base and in the Headmaster\'s Study.
\n\nDon\'t have Galleons for supplies? Visit your House book drives: \nHufflepuff | Gryffindor | Ravenclaw | Slytherin\n \n\n1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | G\n\n
1ST-YEAR STUDENTS %C2%B7
\n\nAstronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way Out Yonder \nCharms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 \nCooking with Magic --- Charm Your Own Cheese \nDefense Against the Dark Arts --- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them \nFlying --- School Broom | Owl Broom Polish \nHerbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves \nHistory of Magic --- History of Magic \nHogwarts to 1997 --- Hogwarts, a History \nMagic in Art --- Sketching Quill \nPostmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death \nPotions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron \nTransfiguration --- A Beginner\'s Guide to Transfiguration Wizarding Literature: Books: More than Paperweights
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2ND-YEAR STUDENTS %C2%B7
\nCharms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 \nCooking with Magic --- Charm Your Own Cheese \nDefense Against the Dark Arts --- Gilderoy Lockhart\'s Complete Works \nHerbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves \nHistory of Magic --- A History of Magic \nHogwarts to 1997 --- Hogwarts, a History \nMagic in Art --- Sketching Quill \nMagical Trade and Commerce --- Entrepreneur in You \nPostmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death \nPotions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron \nTransfiguration --- A Beginner\'s Guide to Transfiguration \nWizarding Law --- Magical Moral Perspective \nWizarding Literature --- Books: More than Paperweights
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3RD-YEAR STUDENTS %C2%B7
\nAncient Runes: Ancient Runes Made Easy \nAstronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way Out Yonder \nCare of Magical Creatures --- The Monster Book of Monsters \nCharms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 3 \nDefense Against the Dark Arts --- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection \nDivination --- The Dream Oracle | Unfogging the Future Healing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions \nHerbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves \nHistory of Magic --- A History of Magic \nMuggle Studies: --- Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles \nPotions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron \nTransfiguration --- Intermediate Transfiguration \nWizarding Economics --- Things Your Mother Should Have Taught You
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4TH-YEAR STUDENTS %C2%B7
\nAstronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way Out Yonder \nCare of Magical Creatures --- The Monster Book of Monsters \nCharms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 4 \nCooking With Magic --- Charm Your Own Cheese \nDefense Against the Dark Arts --- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection \nDivination --- Unfogging the Future | The Dream Oracle \nHerbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves \nHistory of Magic --- A History of Magic \nMuggle Studies --- Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles \nPostmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death \nPotions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter (or Silver) Cauldron \nTransfiguration --- Intermediate Transfiguration \nWand Lore --- Core Mythology\n\n
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5TH-YEAR STUDENTS %C2%B7
\nAstronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way WAY Out Yonder \nCare of Magical Creatures --- The Monster Book of Monsters \nCharms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5 \nDefense Against the Dark Arts --- Defensive Magical Theory \nHealing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions \nHerbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves \nHistory of Magic --- A History of Magic \nMagiPsychology --- Dangerous Minds \nMuggle Studies --- Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles \nPotions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron \nTheory --- Powers You Never Knew You Had (and What to Do with Them Now You\'ve Wised Up) \nTransfiguration --- Intermediate Transfiguration \nWand Lore --- Core Mythology
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6TH-YEAR STUDENTS %C2%B7
\nAncient Runes --- Advanced Rune Translation \nAstronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way WAY Out Yonder \nCare of Magical Creatures --- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them \nCharms --- Quintessence: A Quest | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 6 \nCurses --- Curses and Counter-Curses \nDefense Against the Dark Arts --- Confronting the Faceless \nHealing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions \nHerbology --- Goshawk\'s Guide to Herbology | Protective Gloves \nHistory of Magic --- Notable Magical Names of Our Time \nPostmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death \nPotions --- Advanced Potion-Making | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron \nTheory --- Powers You Never Knew You Had (and What to Do with Them Now You\'ve Wised Up) \nTransfiguration --- Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
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7TH-YEAR STUDENTS %C2%B7
\nCare of Magical Creatures --- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them \nCharms --- Quintessence: A Quest | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 7 \nCurses --- Curses and Counter-Curses \nDefense Against the Dark Arts --- Confronting the Faceless \nHealing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions \nHerbology --- Goshawk\'s Guide to Herbology | Protective Gloves \nHistory of Magic --- Notable Magical Names of Our Time \nMagiPsychology --- Dangerous Minds \nMuggle Studies --- Philosophy of the Mundane: Why Muggles Prefer Not to Know \nPostmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death \nPotions --- Advanced Potion-Making | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron \nTheory --- Powers You Never Knew You Had (and What to do With Them Now You\'ve Wised Up) | Magick Moste Evile \nTransfiguration --- Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
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GRADUATE STUDENTS%C2%B7
\nCare of Magical Creatures --- The Monster Book of Monsters \nCharms --- Extreme Incantation \nCurses --- Curses and Counter-Curses \nDefense Against the Dark Arts --- The Dark Arts Outsmarted \nHealing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions \nHerbology --- Goshawk\'s Guide to Herbology | Protective Gloves \nHistory of Magic: --- Magical History | Lost, But Now Found \nMagiPsychology --- Dangerous Minds \nPostmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death \nPotions --- Magical Drafts and Potions; Glass Phials | Brass Cauldron \nTransfiguration --- Theories of Transubstantial Transfiguration \nWizarding Economics --- Things Your Mother Should Have Taught You \nWizarding Laws --- Magical Moral Perspective \nWizarding Literature --- Books: More than Paperweights
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Students must acquire the course books and equipment listed after each class they wish to attend. Classes are not mandatory and you may take as few or as many as you choose within your year. More information about classes can be found in the Knowledge Base and in the Headmaster's Study.
Don't have Galleons for supplies? Visit your House book drives: Hufflepuff | Gryffindor | Ravenclaw | Slytherin 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | G
1ST-YEAR STUDENTS ·
Astronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way Out Yonder Charms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 Cooking with Magic --- Charm Your Own Cheese Defense Against the Dark Arts --- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Flying --- School Broom | Owl Broom Polish Herbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves History of Magic --- History of Magic Hogwarts to 1997 --- Hogwarts, a History Magic in Art --- Sketching Quill Postmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death Potions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials| Pewter Cauldron Transfiguration --- A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration Wizarding Literature: Books: More than Paperweights
2ND-YEAR STUDENTS ·
Charms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 Cooking with Magic --- Charm Your Own Cheese Defense Against the Dark Arts --- Gilderoy Lockhart's Complete Works Herbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves History of Magic --- A History of Magic Hogwarts to 1997 --- Hogwarts, a History Magic in Art --- Sketching Quill Magical Trade and Commerce --- Entrepreneur in You Postmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death Potions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron Transfiguration --- A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration Wizarding Law --- Magical Moral Perspective Wizarding Literature --- Books: More than Paperweights
3RD-YEAR STUDENTS ·
Ancient Runes: Ancient Runes Made Easy Astronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way Out Yonder Care of Magical Creatures --- The Monster Book of Monsters Charms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 3 Defense Against the Dark Arts --- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection Divination --- The Dream Oracle | Unfogging the Future Healing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions Herbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves History of Magic --- A History of Magic Muggle Studies: --- Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles Potions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron Transfiguration --- Intermediate Transfiguration Wizarding Economics --- Things Your Mother Should Have Taught You
4TH-YEAR STUDENTS ·
Astronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way Out Yonder Care of Magical Creatures --- The Monster Book of Monsters Charms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 4 Cooking With Magic --- Charm Your Own Cheese Defense Against the Dark Arts --- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection Divination --- Unfogging the Future | The Dream Oracle Herbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves History of Magic --- A History of Magic Muggle Studies --- Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles Postmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death Potions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter (or Silver) Cauldron Transfiguration --- Intermediate Transfiguration Wand Lore --- Core Mythology
5TH-YEAR STUDENTS ·
Astronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way WAY Out Yonder Care of Magical Creatures --- The Monster Book of Monsters Charms --- Magical Theory | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5 Defense Against the Dark Arts --- Defensive Magical Theory Healing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions Herbology --- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi | Protective Gloves History of Magic --- A History of Magic MagiPsychology --- Dangerous Minds Muggle Studies --- Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles Potions --- Magical Drafts and Potions | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron Theory --- Powers You Never Knew You Had (and What to Do with Them Now You've Wised Up) Transfiguration --- Intermediate Transfiguration Wand Lore --- Core Mythology
6TH-YEAR STUDENTS ·
Ancient Runes --- Advanced Rune Translation Astronomy --- Collapsible Brass Telescope | Way WAY Out Yonder Care of Magical Creatures --- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Charms --- Quintessence: A Quest | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 6 Curses --- Curses and Counter-Curses Defense Against the Dark Arts --- Confronting the Faceless Healing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions Herbology --- Goshawk's Guide to Herbology | Protective Gloves History of Magic --- Notable Magical Names of Our Time Postmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death Potions --- Advanced Potion-Making | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron Theory --- Powers You Never Knew You Had (and What to Do with Them Now You've Wised Up) Transfiguration --- Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
7TH-YEAR STUDENTS ·
Care of Magical Creatures --- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Charms --- Quintessence: A Quest | The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 7 Curses --- Curses and Counter-Curses Defense Against the Dark Arts --- Confronting the Faceless Healing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions Herbology --- Goshawk's Guide to Herbology | Protective Gloves History of Magic --- Notable Magical Names of Our Time MagiPsychology --- Dangerous Minds Muggle Studies --- Philosophy of the Mundane: Why Muggles Prefer Not to Know Postmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death Potions --- Advanced Potion-Making | Glass Phials | Pewter Cauldron Theory --- Powers You Never Knew You Had (and What to do With Them Now You've Wised Up) | Magick Moste Evile Transfiguration --- Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
GRADUATE STUDENTS·
Care of Magical Creatures --- The Monster Book of Monsters Charms --- Extreme Incantation Curses --- Curses and Counter-Curses Defense Against the Dark Arts --- The Dark Arts Outsmarted Healing --- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions Herbology --- Goshawk's Guide to Herbology | Protective Gloves History of Magic: --- Magical History | Lost, But Now Found MagiPsychology --- Dangerous Minds Postmortem Studies --- Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death Potions --- Magical Drafts and Potions; Glass Phials | Brass Cauldron Transfiguration --- Theories of Transubstantial Transfiguration Wizarding Economics --- Things Your Mother Should Have Taught You Wizarding Laws --- Magical Moral Perspective Wizarding Literature --- Books: More than Paperweights
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